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Publikation Nr. 1208 - Details Lindemann-Matthies, P. & Bose, E. (2008). How many species are there? Public understanding and awareness of biodiversity in Switzerland, Human Ecology, 36, 731-742. URL: doi.org/10.1007/s10745-008-9194-1 Abstract This paper presents the results of interviews and a questionnaire study on public knowledge of the concept of biodiversity and of plant species richness in Switzerland. Despite its extensive use in science and policy making, the concept of biodiversity is not widely recognized or known to people in Switzerland. Overall, 60% of all study participants (161 grammar school pupils, 110 non-graduates and 96 graduates in the Canton of Zurich) had never heard the term biodiversity, while the others had Attribute:
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