Coastal habitats are vulnerable to storms, and with increasing urbanization, sea level rise, and storm frequency, some urban populations are at risk. This study examined perceptions of respondents in coastal and central New Jersey to Superstorm Sandy, including: 1) concerns about ecological resources and effects (open-ended question), 2) information sources for ecology of the coast (open-ended), and 3) ratings of a list of ecological services as a function of demographics, location (coastal, central Jersey), stressor level (power outages, high winds, flooding) and recreational rates. “Wildlife” and “fish” were the ecological concerns mentioned most often, while beaches and dunes were most often mentioned for environmental concerns. Television, radio, and web/internet were sources trusted for ecological information. The data indicate 1) stressor level was a better predictor of ratings of ecological services than geographical location, but days engaged in recreation contributed the most to variations in ratings, 2) ecological services were rated the highest by respondents with the highest stressor levels, and by those from the coast, compared to others, 3) Caucasians rated ecological services higher than all others, and 4) recreational rates were highest for coastal respondents, and ratings for ecological services increased with recreational rates. Only 20 % of respondents listed specific ecological services as one of their three most important environmental concerns. These data will be useful for increasing preparedness, enhancing educational strategies for shore protection, and providing managers and public policy makers with data essential to developing resiliency strategies.

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超级风暴桑迪之后的生态问题：压力源水平和娱乐活动水平影响对生态系统的感知。

沿海生境易受风暴侵袭，并且随着城市化进程，海平面上升和风暴频率增加，一些城市人口面临风险。这项研究调查了新泽西沿海和中部地区受访者对超级风暴桑迪的看法，包括：1）对生态资源及其影响的关注（不限成员名额的问题），2）海岸生态学的信息源（不限成员名额），以及3）根据人口统计，位置对生态服务列表的评分（沿海，泽西岛中部），压力源级别（停电，强风，洪水）和娱乐率。“野生动物”和“鱼”是最常提及的生态问题，而沙滩和沙丘则是最常提及的环境问题。电视，广播和网络/互联网是值得信赖的生态信息来源。数据表明1）压力源水平比地理位置更好地预测了生态服务的等级，但是休闲娱乐的天数对等级变化的影响最大，2）压力源水平最高的受访者和沿海地区的生态服务相对于其他人被评为最高。3）高加索人对生态服务的评价高于所有其他人，并且4）沿海受访者的休闲率最高。生态服务等级随着休闲率的提高而增加。只有20％的受访者将特定的生态服务列为其三大最重要的环境问题之一。这些数据将有助于提高防范能力，增强海岸保护的教育策略，并为管理人员和公共政策制定者提供制定抵御能力策略必不可少的数据。4）沿海受访者的休闲率最高，而生态服务的评分则随着休闲率的提高而提高。只有20％的受访者将特定的生态服务列为其三大最重要的环境问题之一。这些数据将有助于提高防范能力，增强海岸保护的教育策略，并为管理人员和公共政策制定者提供制定抵御能力策略必不可少的数据。4）沿海受访者的休闲率最高，而生态服务的评分则随着休闲率的提高而增加。只有20％的受访者将特定的生态服务列为其三大最重要的环境问题之一。这些数据将有助于提高防范能力，增强海岸保护的教育策略，并为管理人员和公共决策者提供制定抵御能力策略必不可少的数据。