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Using consumer preferences to characterize the trade of wild‐collected ornamental orchids in China
Conservation Letters ( IF 8.5 ) Pub Date : 2018-05-31 , DOI: 10.1111/conl.12569 Sophie J. Williams 1, 2 , Stephan W. Gale 3 , Amy Hinsley 4, 5 , Jiangyun Gao 6 , Freya A. V. St. John 2
Conservation Letters ( IF 8.5 ) Pub Date : 2018-05-31 , DOI: 10.1111/conl.12569 Sophie J. Williams 1, 2 , Stephan W. Gale 3 , Amy Hinsley 4, 5 , Jiangyun Gao 6 , Freya A. V. St. John 2
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Overexploitation of wildlife for trade threatens taxa globally. Interest in demand‐side approaches to address this problem has grown but understanding of how consumer preferences shape demand remains limited. To quantify the role of consumer preferences for wild orchids in China's horticultural market, we used conjoint analysis to determine which attributes are preferred by orchid owners and nonowners in two socioeconomically contrasting areas of South China. Across all respondents, price was the most important attribute followed by flower color. While Xishuangbanna participants exhibited a slight preference for wild over cultivated plants, origin (wild/cultivated) was of minimal importance. We also measured awareness of orchid import regulations. Most did not recognize the CITES logo, and knowledge of import laws was significantly lower in Hong Kong than in Xishuangbanna. Our findings suggest that trade in wild ornamental orchids in South China is supply‐driven, and strengthened regulations might be effective in reducing overexploitation.
更新日期：2018-05-31
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