Ability to identify native and exotic mammals, among the inhabitants of San Ramon, Costa Rica: role of age, sex, education and origin (rural or urban).

 

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Autores: Cartín Núñez, Melvin, Sánchez Acuña, Verónica, Abarca Segura, Gladis
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2016
Descripción:Costa Rica is a country with a high biological diversity that protects one quarter of its territory and has the highest educational level in Central America. We expected Costa Ricans to be familiar with their mammals. To test our hypothesis, we asked a sample of citizens of San Ramon, Costa Rica, to identify photographs of mammals, both native and exotic. Against our hypothesis, they identified less native than exotic species. Men recognized more native species than women, and the youngest persons more exotic species. Education and rural or urban origin made no difference. Mass media play a key role in the transmission of knowledge about biodiversity; this explains why exotic species (which have greater coverage in the media) are better known than some local species.
País:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1554
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1554
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:local knowledge
mammals
local species
exotic species
biodiversity
Costa Rica
conocimiento local
mamíferos
especies nativas
especies exóticas
biodiversidad