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Abstract <p>In order to identify public attitudes towards invasive plant species, understanding of their role and functions in ecosystems, and knowledge and use of control methods, a questionnaire survey was compiled and conducted. This survey is the first experience in identifying the attitudes towards invasive plant species in the Russian Federation. A total of 877 people participated in the survey. The results confirm the fact that highly educated and ecologically aware citizens are more familiar with the problem of bioinvasions and are more willing to answer questions voluntarily. In general, respondents are quite well oriented in the problem of invasive species and the consequences of their occurrence and pay attention to specific examples of their impact. A wider response to the survey questions was received from nonspecialists—the maximum share of unanswered questions was only 33.8%, while for specialists it was 42.5%. The majority of respondents (64.0%) believe that invasive species change the landscape. Moreover, landscape change under the influence of invasive species is considered, first of all, as a negative moment. At the same time, the proportion of respondents who believe that the consequences of invasion of alien plant species can have both negative and positive effects is quite high (15.1%). The conducted public opinion survey shows that further research on invasive species should be carried out taking into account the discussion of socioecological concepts of invasive biology and should be aimed at the management of invasive alien species.</p>

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Who Reports and What about Invasive Plant Species? Results of the First National Questionnaire-Based Survey

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    2025年3月1日

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  • S. A. Senator,
  • Yu. K. Vinogradova,
  • E. O. Gorbunova,
  • V. V. Sokolova,
  • G. S. Rozenberg,
  • D. O. Vorontsov,
  • A. S. Tretyakova,
  • V. A. Kryuchkova,
  • A. A. Reteyum

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Abstract

In order to identify public attitudes towards invasive plant species, understanding of their role and functions in ecosystems, and knowledge and use of control methods, a questionnaire survey was compiled and conducted. This survey is the first experience in identifying the attitudes towards invasive plant species in the Russian Federation. A total of 877 people participated in the survey. The results confirm the fact that highly educated and ecologically aware citizens are more familiar with the problem of bioinvasions and are more willing to answer questions voluntarily. In general, respondents are quite well oriented in the problem of invasive species and the consequences of their occurrence and pay attention to specific examples of their impact. A wider response to the survey questions was received from nonspecialists—the maximum share of unanswered questions was only 33.8%, while for specialists it was 42.5%. The majority of respondents (64.0%) believe that invasive species change the landscape. Moreover, landscape change under the influence of invasive species is considered, first of all, as a negative moment. At the same time, the proportion of respondents who believe that the consequences of invasion of alien plant species can have both negative and positive effects is quite high (15.1%). The conducted public opinion survey shows that further research on invasive species should be carried out taking into account the discussion of socioecological concepts of invasive biology and should be aimed at the management of invasive alien species.