Linking human behaviour to environmental effects using a case study of urban rodent control

• Published in: International journal of environmental studies Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 107 - 123
• Main Authors: Morzillo, Anita T, Mertig, Angela G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colchester Routledge 01.02.2011; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; behavior change; Biological and medical sciences; California; case studies; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Control rods; Environmental studies; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Human behavior; land use; Pest control; Pests; Plugs; Promotion; Rodent control; Rodenticide; rodenticides; Rodents; Stewardship; surveys; Urban ecosystems; wildlife; Wildlife management; California; USA, California; Human; Urban ecosystems; Rodent control; Pesticides; Rodentia; Pest control; Stewardship; Wild life; Urban area; Man environment interface; Environmental management; Rodenticide; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Pest management; Environmental effect; Environment; Resource management; Non target organism; Wildlife management; Ecological approach

Pest control is common in many land use activities and can affect non‐target species. Our objectives were to evaluate, among chemical rodent control product (rodenticide) users, awareness of non‐target effects on wildlife and willingness to change rodent control behaviour given knowledge of possible...