Hinsley, Amy, Lee, Tamsin E., Harrison, Joseph R., Roberts, David L. (2016) Estimating the extent and structure of trade in horticultural orchids via social media. Conservation Biology, 30 (5). pp. 1038-1047. ISSN 0888-8892. (doi:10.1111/cobi.12721) (KAR id:56857)
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Abstract
The wildlife trade is a lucrative industry involving thousands of animal and plant species. The
that trade may be emerging on new online technologies such as social media. Using the orchid trade as a
We focused on themed forums (groups), where people with similar interests can interact by uploading images
between 150 of these orchid-themed groups to determine the structure of the network. We found 4 communities
English-speaking and Southeast Asian groups. In addition to the network analysis, we randomly sampled 30
recorded over 12 weeks, 8.9% contained plants for sale, and 22–46% of these posts pertained to wild-collected
advertising wild orchids for sale supports calls for better monitoring of social media for trade in wild-collected
plants.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/cobi.12721 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | e-commerce, online trade, ornamental plant trade, social commerce, social network analysis, wildlife trade |
Subjects: |
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology) Q Science > QK Botany |
Divisions: |
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology) |
Depositing User: | Suzanne Duffy |
Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2016 09:41 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:36 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/56857 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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