Influencing Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Behaviors: An Exploration and Experiment with Augmented Reality.

IF 3 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Management Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI:10.1007/s00267-025-02283-2

Ingrid E Schneider, Megan M Weber, Anupa Khadka, Brock Bahlmann

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Abstract

Despite significant resource allocations to thwart invasive species introduction and spread, they remain a significant issue for environments and economies alike. Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are of particular interest given the value of water within and across societies. AIS prevention activities typically include outreach and education campaigns reliant on static signage which leave opportunities for greater engagement. Addressing a primary pathway for AIS spread, this project compared the impact of static and dynamic message mediums on boating anglers' intentions to perform AIS prevention behaviors and assessed the impact of various variables on the likelihood to perform AIS prevention behaviors. Survey results of boating anglers in one U.S. Midwestern state revealed very high self-reported intentions for prevention behaviors and no significant differences across message mediums (sign, augmented reality or simple AIS definitions). Therefore, judicious evaluation of decisions about management communication efforts remains essential across new and existing mediums.

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影响水生入侵物种预防行为：增强现实的探索与实验。

尽管有大量的资源分配来阻止入侵物种的引入和传播，但它们仍然是环境和经济的重大问题。鉴于水在社会内部和跨社会的价值，水生入侵物种（AIS）特别令人感兴趣。AIS预防活动通常包括依靠静态标牌的外展和教育活动，这为更多参与提供了机会。为了解决AIS传播的主要途径，该项目比较了静态和动态信息媒介对划船钓鱼者执行AIS预防行为意愿的影响，并评估了各种变量对执行AIS预防行为可能性的影响。美国中西部一个州的划船垂钓者的调查结果显示，自我报告的预防行为意图非常高，并且在信息媒介（标志，增强现实或简单的AIS定义）之间没有显着差异。因此，在新的和现有的媒介中，对管理沟通努力的决策进行明智的评估仍然是必不可少的。

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Environmental Management 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

2.90%

发文量

178

审稿时长

12 months

期刊介绍： Environmental Management offers research and opinions on use and conservation of natural resources, protection of habitats and control of hazards, spanning the field of environmental management without regard to traditional disciplinary boundaries. The journal aims to improve communication, making ideas and results from any field available to practitioners from other backgrounds. Contributions are drawn from biology, botany, chemistry, climatology, ecology, ecological economics, environmental engineering, fisheries, environmental law, forest sciences, geosciences, information science, public affairs, public health, toxicology, zoology and more. As the principal user of nature, humanity is responsible for ensuring that its environmental impacts are benign rather than catastrophic. Environmental Management presents the work of academic researchers and professionals outside universities, including those in business, government, research establishments, and public interest groups, presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches.