Expanded response data from Perrin et al. - Contrasts in Public Perception of the Role of Alien Species in Climate Driven Species Turnover (Q6693045)

Responses given by 30 respondents from 3 different interest groups on their attitudes to climate change driven species turnover in Norwegian freshwater lakes. The groups are a) recreational fishers, b) individuals responsible for management decisions regarding freshwater lakes or rivers and c) academics involved in research regarding freshwater lakes or rivers. Use of square brackets indicates details have been altered so as to preserve anonymity of respondents. A total of 30 interviews were conducted between August of 2019 and April of 2020. Interviews lasted anywhere from 10 to 50 minutes. Of the 30 interviews, 16 were conducted in person, with the remaining 14 conducted via web meeting. Interview respondents were chosen using the snowball method, as described by Miles and Huberman (1994). This requires an initial pool of contacts, who subsequently nominate other respondents that are suitable for the study. In compliance with requirements of the Norwegian National Research Ethics Committee, all respondents were given an overview of the topic beforehand, assured that their responses would be anonymous, and informed of the intended use of their responses. All interviews were anonymously recorded and subsequently transcribed verbatim. Any details which might have allowed the individuals to be identified based on descriptions of their roles or locations were removed. As interviews were anonymous, ethics approval from the Norwegian National Research Ethics Committee was not required.