Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study
The population of Grey Partridge is decreasing worldwide as a result of anthropogenic activities. Increased agricultural production, requiring homogenous farming landscapes and increased use of pesticides are believed to be the main factor causing population declines in the Grey Partridge. Actions t...
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2015
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| author | Walander, Petra |
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| description | The population of Grey Partridge is decreasing worldwide as a result of anthropogenic activities. Increased agricultural production, requiring homogenous farming landscapes and increased use of pesticides are believed to be the main factor causing population declines in the Grey Partridge. Actions to enhance Grey Partridge populations are available; however, those actions are vain if the acceptance to conduct them is low. To gather information about acceptance among farmers, hunters and the County Administrative Board towards 18 available actions enhancing the Grey Partridge population, nine face-to face interviews were conducted as an exploratory case study. The results showed that willingness to conduct enhancing actions differ between and within the groups of stakeholders. Actions receiving highest acceptance are strongly connected with actions beneficial for the Grey Partridge during autumn and winter. Farmers reported a slightly negative attitude to actions requiring refraining of arable land without getting financial compensation. Results from this study can be used as guidance for creating a management plan to enhance the population of Grey Partridge on Gotland. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU77752015-03-31T14:12:05Z Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study Om lokala intressenters villighet att utföra åtgärder för att gynna en population av rapphöns på Gotland – en intervjubaserad pilotstudie Walander, Petra Grey Partridge management plan stakeholders' interview study exploratory case study The population of Grey Partridge is decreasing worldwide as a result of anthropogenic activities. Increased agricultural production, requiring homogenous farming landscapes and increased use of pesticides are believed to be the main factor causing population declines in the Grey Partridge. Actions to enhance Grey Partridge populations are available; however, those actions are vain if the acceptance to conduct them is low. To gather information about acceptance among farmers, hunters and the County Administrative Board towards 18 available actions enhancing the Grey Partridge population, nine face-to face interviews were conducted as an exploratory case study. The results showed that willingness to conduct enhancing actions differ between and within the groups of stakeholders. Actions receiving highest acceptance are strongly connected with actions beneficial for the Grey Partridge during autumn and winter. Farmers reported a slightly negative attitude to actions requiring refraining of arable land without getting financial compensation. Results from this study can be used as guidance for creating a management plan to enhance the population of Grey Partridge on Gotland. Populationen av rapphöns minskar världen över som ett resultat av ett intensifierat jordbruk som kräver större åkerareal och ökad användning av bekämpningsmedel. Åtgärder för gynna rapphönsen finns tillgängliga, men acceptansen för dessa åtgärder bland jordbrukare, jägare och myndigheter är oklar. För att införskaffa information om acceptansen till 18 åtgärder gynnsamma för populationen av rapphöns utfördes en explorativ fallstudie baserad på intervjuer. Resultatet påvisar att villigheten att utföra åtgärder varierade mellan och inom grupperna av respondenter. Lantbrukare fram för allt yttrade en negativ attityd till åtgärder som innebar avsättande av mark arealer om de inte fick rimlig ekonomisk ersättning för marken de avsätter. Man kunde även urskilja en viss korrelation mellan villighet att utföra en åtgärd och årstider. Tre åtgärder som gynnar rapphöns under vinterhalvåret rankades med hög acceptans och villighet att utföra. Resultatet av denna studie kan användas som verktyg i planerandet av en förvaltningsplan för populationen av rapphöns på Gotland. SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies 2015 H2 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/7775/ |
| spellingShingle | Grey Partridge management plan stakeholders' interview study exploratory case study Walander, Petra Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study |
| title | Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study |
| title_full | Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study |
| title_fullStr | Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study |
| title_short | Local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of Grey Partridge on Gotland – an exploratory interview study |
| title_sort | local stakeholders’ willingness to conduct actions enhancing a local population of grey partridge on gotland – an exploratory interview study |
| topic | Grey Partridge management plan stakeholders' interview study exploratory case study |