---
_id: '61752'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:p>Species knowledge of local animal species is of great importance for
    one’s own environmental awareness and is a major component for managing present
    and future crises in education for sustainable development. For this reason, this
    study is the first to survey the species knowledge of visitors to the UNESCO Natural
    World Heritage Site the Wadden Sea of the North Sea, which is the largest mudflat
    area in the world. In this context, the self-assessment of the respondents and
    the extent of their connectedness with nature are also examined. To answer the
    research questions, a questionnaire survey was carried out to determine the species
    knowledge and degree of connectedness with nature. For data analysis, various
    statistical methods such as t-tests and correlation analyses were used. The results
    show that the 126 visitors to the Wadden Sea Visitor Centre have a rather low
    level of species knowledge. In this regard, the European Herring Gull is the only
    very well-known species among the respondents. In addition, a further construct
    was investigated in the form of connectedness with nature, between which a significant
    positive correlation was found with species knowledge.</jats:p>
article_number: '27'
author:
- first_name: Ricardo
  full_name: Puppe, Ricardo
  id: '103297'
  last_name: Puppe
- first_name: Till
  full_name: Schmäing, Till
  last_name: Schmäing
citation:
  ama: Puppe R, Schmäing T. Species Knowledge About a UNESCO Natural World Heritage
    Site and the Importance of Connectedness with Nature. <i>Heritage</i>. 2025;8(1).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027">10.3390/heritage8010027</a>
  apa: Puppe, R., &#38; Schmäing, T. (2025). Species Knowledge About a UNESCO Natural
    World Heritage Site and the Importance of Connectedness with Nature. <i>Heritage</i>,
    <i>8</i>(1), Article 27. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027">https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Puppe_Schmäing_2025, title={Species Knowledge About a UNESCO Natural
    World Heritage Site and the Importance of Connectedness with Nature}, volume={8},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027">10.3390/heritage8010027</a>},
    number={127}, journal={Heritage}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Puppe, Ricardo
    and Schmäing, Till}, year={2025} }'
  chicago: Puppe, Ricardo, and Till Schmäing. “Species Knowledge About a UNESCO Natural
    World Heritage Site and the Importance of Connectedness with Nature.” <i>Heritage</i>
    8, no. 1 (2025). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027">https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027</a>.
  ieee: 'R. Puppe and T. Schmäing, “Species Knowledge About a UNESCO Natural World
    Heritage Site and the Importance of Connectedness with Nature,” <i>Heritage</i>,
    vol. 8, no. 1, Art. no. 27, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027">10.3390/heritage8010027</a>.'
  mla: Puppe, Ricardo, and Till Schmäing. “Species Knowledge About a UNESCO Natural
    World Heritage Site and the Importance of Connectedness with Nature.” <i>Heritage</i>,
    vol. 8, no. 1, 27, MDPI AG, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8010027">10.3390/heritage8010027</a>.
  short: R. Puppe, T. Schmäing, Heritage 8 (2025).
date_created: 2025-10-08T09:41:11Z
date_updated: 2025-10-08T09:49:00Z
doi: 10.3390/heritage8010027
intvolume: '         8'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Heritage
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2571-9408
publication_status: published
publisher: MDPI AG
status: public
title: Species Knowledge About a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site and the Importance
  of Connectedness with Nature
type: journal_article
user_id: '103297'
volume: 8
year: '2025'
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