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DOI	10.3389/fmars.2020.602767
	Tourist Preferences for Seamount Conservation in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
	Ison, Sierra; Ison, Theo; Marti-Puig, Patricia; Needham, Katherine; Tanner, Michael K.; Roberts, J. Murray
通讯作者	Needham, K (corresponding author), Univ Edinburgh, Sch Geosci, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. ; Needham, K (corresponding author), Univ Glasgow, Inst Biodivers Anim Hlth & Comparat Med, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.
来源期刊	FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
EISSN	2296-7745
出版年	2021
卷号	7
英文摘要	Seamounts provide oases of hard substrate in the deep sea that are frequently associated with locally enhanced biological productivity and diversity. There is now increasing recognition of their ecological and socio-economic importance. However, management strategies for these habitats are constrained not only by limited ecological understanding but by the general public's understanding of the pressures facing these ecosystems. This study adds to the growing literature on willingness to pay for conservation of deep-sea ecosystems and species by undertaking a stated preference survey to assess tourist's awareness of seamounts and their preferences for protection within the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Visitors' perceptions of seamount biodiversity must be studied because tourists are key drivers of the Galapagos economy and account for 41% of the Marine Reserve budget. Our survey captured the attitudes, perceptions and willingness to pay of tourists for an increase in the entrance fee to the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Results showed tourists were willing to pay on average US$48.93 in addition to existing entrance fees. The results of this study support the willingness to develop a multiuse management plan for the Galapagos Marine Reserve, balancing conservation, local communities livelihoods and sustainable tourism. Our results evidence a willingness to support and fund conservation, which is of critical importance to both the Galapagos National Park and local non-governmental organizations heavily reliant for their work on entrance fees and donations respectively. Overall, the conclusion from this study is that, despite limited knowledge, visitors of the Galapagos Islands attach positive and significant values to the conservation of seamount biodiversity.
英文关键词	seamounts deep-sea marine conservation contingent valuation ecosystem services Galapagos Marine Reserve MPAs
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, Green Accepted, gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000613344400001
WOS关键词	WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY ; CONTINGENT VALUATION ; PAYMENT CARD ; ECONOMIC VALUATION ; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; PROTECTED AREAS ; BIODIVERSITY ; MANAGEMENT ; CORAL ; KNOWLEDGE
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Marine & Freshwater Biology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/347904
作者单位	[Ison, Sierra] Inst Marine & Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Tas, Australia; [Ison, Sierra] Univ Tasmania, Ctr Marine Socioecol, Hobart, Tas, Australia; [Ison, Theo; Needham, Katherine; Roberts, J. Murray] Univ Edinburgh, Sch Geosci, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; [Ison, Theo; Marti-Puig, Patricia] Charles Darwin Fdn, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador; [Tanner, Michael K.] Charles Darwin Fdn, Charles Darwin Res Stn, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador; [Marti-Puig, Patricia] Oceanogami, Barcelona, Spain; [Needham, Katherine] Univ Glasgow, Inst Biodivers Anim Hlth & Comparat Med, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ison, Sierra,Ison, Theo,Marti-Puig, Patricia,et al. Tourist Preferences for Seamount Conservation in the Galapagos Marine Reserve[J],2021,7.
APA	Ison, Sierra,Ison, Theo,Marti-Puig, Patricia,Needham, Katherine,Tanner, Michael K.,&Roberts, J. Murray.(2021).Tourist Preferences for Seamount Conservation in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE,7.
MLA	Ison, Sierra,et al."Tourist Preferences for Seamount Conservation in the Galapagos Marine Reserve".FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE 7(2021).