Abstract It is increasingly evident that the general public’s recognition of local flora and fauna is typically inaccurate, because the majority of species are not recognized by ordinary people. These incorrect perceptions are a concern because they could lead to decreased public motivation for conservation and reduced health and well-being benefits that people gain when interacting with nature. However, there remains limited knowledge of how well ordinary people recognize wild plants and animals in their local areas and how the levels of recognition vary among the general public. We conducted a questionnaire survey among urban park users in Zenpukuji Park in Tokyo to assess their levels of recognition of birds and flowering plants and determined the factors that affect their recognition of these taxa. We asked participants to report their own personal characteristics and whether or not they had observed each of 24 common bird and 24 flowering plants species found in the park. Numbers of bird and plant species recognized by participants varied greatly, with those who visited the park frequently and who had greater taxonomic knowledge reporting higher numbers. Moreover, the traits of each of the study bird and plant species were associated with the numbers of participants who recognized them. Our results suggest that both the individual’s personal characteristics and species’ ecological traits determine park users’ recognition of local biodiversity. Increasing individuals’ use of urban greenspace and strengthening their orientation toward and familiarity with wildlife, especially species that may be less noticeable, would contribute to enhancing their perceptions of the local wildlife.

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城市公园用户对当地动植物的识别：谁注意到哪些物种？

摘要 越来越明显的是，公众对当地动植物的认识通常是不准确的，因为大多数物种不被普通人认识。这些不正确的看法令人担忧，因为它们可能会导致公众对保护的积极性降低，并减少人们在与自然互动时获得的健康和福祉益处。然而，对于普通人对当地野生动植物的认识程度以及公众对野生动植物的认识程度如何不同，仍然知之甚少。我们对东京善福寺公园的城市公园用户进行了问卷调查，以评估他们对鸟类和开花植物的识别水平，并确定影响他们对这些分类群识别的因素。我们要求参与者报告他们自己的个人特征，以及他们是否观察到公园中发现的 24 种常见鸟类和 24 种开花植物中的每一种。参与者识别的鸟类和植物物种的数量差异很大，经常访问公园和拥有更多分类知识的人报告的数量更高。此外，每种研究鸟类和植物物种的特征都与识别它们的参与者数量有关。我们的研究结果表明，个体的个人特征和物种的生态特征决定了公园使用者对当地生物多样性的认可。增加个人对城市绿地的使用，并加强他们对野生动物的定位和熟悉，尤其是可能不太引人注意的物种，