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DOI | 10.5751/ES-09496-220315 |
Rivers and streams in the media: a content analysis of ecosystem services | |
Weber, Matthew A.; Caplan, Shannon1; Ringold, Paul2; Blocksom, Karen3 | |
发表日期 | 2017 |
ISSN | 1708-3087 |
卷号 | 22期号:3 |
英文摘要 | Although ecosystem services research has become common, few efforts are directed toward in-depth understanding of the specific ecological quantities people value. The theoretical framework of final ecosystem services focuses attention on such measurable attributes, as a common currency for social-ecological systems research. Environmental communications as well as ecological monitoring and analysis efforts could be enhanced through increased documentation of final ecosystem services. For example, small changes in the way ecosystems are described could strongly influence relevance to the public and improve the foundation for environmental decision making. Focusing on rivers and streams, we conducted a content analysis of existing publications to document the breadth and frequency with which various measurable attributes, such as flooding, water quality characteristics, and wildlife appeared in different news sources over a multiyear timeline. In addition to attributes, motivations for human interest in river-related resources were also coded, such as recreation or preservation for future generations. To allow testing of differences between materials written for different audiences, three sources were sampled: a blog hosted by National Geographic, New York Times articles, and Wall Street Journal articles. The coding approach was rigorously tested in a pilot phase, with measures developed to ensure high data quality, including use of two independent coders. Results show numerous similarities across sources with some notable differences in emphasis. Significant relationships between groups of attribute and motivation codes were also found, one outcome of which is further support for the importance of nonuse values for fish and wildlife. Besides offering insight on ecosystem services, the project demonstrates an in-depth quantitative approach to analyzing preexisting qualitative data. |
英文关键词 | content analysis;final ecosystem services;media;multivariate analysis of variance;nonmetric multidimensional scaling;rivers and streams |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000412944300028 |
来源期刊 | ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY |
来源机构 | 美国环保署 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/57589 |
作者单位 | 1.Oregon State Univ, Dept Anthropol, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA; 2.US EPA, Off Res & Dev, Western Ecol Div, Washington, DC 20460 USA; 3.US EPA, Western Ecol Div, Washington, DC USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Weber, Matthew A.,Caplan, Shannon,Ringold, Paul,et al. Rivers and streams in the media: a content analysis of ecosystem services[J]. 美国环保署,2017,22(3). |
APA | Weber, Matthew A.,Caplan, Shannon,Ringold, Paul,&Blocksom, Karen.(2017).Rivers and streams in the media: a content analysis of ecosystem services.ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY,22(3). |
MLA | Weber, Matthew A.,et al."Rivers and streams in the media: a content analysis of ecosystem services".ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY 22.3(2017). |
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