Can sustainable biocommerce continue to support conservation, or will the captive breeding of offspring be its Achilles heel?

The trade in high-value natural resources, particularly exotic plants and animals (henceforth biocommerce), can lead to both positive and negative impacts on wild populations. The exotic plant and animal hobbies are highly organized with internal cultures that are often poorly understood by non-members; however, understanding them is of central importance for biocommerce with both direct and indirect consequences for the conservation of wild populations. Growing international demands for exotic species leaves simple questions related to the economics of biocommerce unexplored. The long-term success of biocommerce businesses requires constant income, meaning they obtain and retain significant market proportions. Some biocommerce products can be reproduced by hobbyists, and undercut business efforts based on sustainably produced exports. We analyze a test case in Neotropical poison frogs where sustainable biocommerce is burgeoning, yet (export-based) businesses face direct market compet..., Survey design: We created an online survey on the SurveyMonkey.com© platform to assess consumer preferences and purchasing behaviors (human ethics approval granted from UDLA CEISH committee project code: JY-210423-001). Our questions aimed to identify specific customer preferences related to their hobby-related interests, purchasing decisions and price stability, and specifics related to the direct competition dynamics between biocommerce animals and their offspring in shared markets. We assess whether broader ethics such as supporting conservation, legality, or sustainability could influence consumer decisions.  Three types of questions were used in the survey to be able to quantify consumer preferences (Hinsley & ’t Sas-Rolfes, 2020). Multiple-choice questions contextualized the individual’s participation within the hobby with regards to the diversity of species kept, time in the hobby, and annual spending. Additionally, questions with ranked importance (from 1-5) were used to ..., , # Data from: Can sustainable biocommerce continue to support conservation, or will the captive breeding of offspring be its Achilles heel? [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.zgmsbccmw](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.zgmsbccmw) ## Description of the data and file structure Data are the survey responses by hobbyists however to protect their anonymity, all identifying information was removed including: IP addresses, names, business names, and emails have been redacted to ensure privacy. ### Files and variables #### File: Biocommerce raw data redacted info.xlsx **Description:** ##### Variables Responses #### File: Supplementary\_Preguntas\_artículo.pdf **Description:** Survey questions ## Access information Data was derived from the following sources: * Survey Monkey questionnaireÂ高价值自然资源贸易，尤其是外来动植物贸易（以下简称生物商贸（biocommerce）），会对野生种群产生正反两方面的影响。外来动植物爱好者群体具有极强的组织性，拥有圈外人士通常难以理解的内部文化；然而，理解该群体文化对于生物商贸而言至关重要，其对野生种群保护有着直接与间接的双重影响。 国际社会对外来物种的需求持续增长，导致生物商贸经济学相关的基础问题仍未得到充分探索。生物商贸企业的长期运营需以稳定收入为基础，这意味着其需获取并维持可观的市场份额。部分生物商贸产品可由爱好者自主繁育，这将削弱以可持续出口产品为基础的商业竞争力。 我们以新热带毒蛙为案例开展分析：该区域的可持续生物商贸正蓬勃发展，但（以出口为导向的）企业正面临直接的市场竞争……调查设计：我们在SurveyMonkey.com©平台搭建了在线调查问卷，以评估消费者偏好及购买行为（本研究已获得UDLA CEISH委员会的人类伦理审批，项目编号：JY-210423-001）。本问卷旨在明确与爱好者自身兴趣、购买决策及价格稳定性相关的具体客户偏好，以及生物商贸成体动物与其繁育后代在共享市场中的直接竞争动态相关细节。我们还将评估支持保护、合法性或可持续性等广义伦理维度是否会影响消费者决策。本问卷采用三类问题以实现消费者偏好的量化分析（Hinsley & ’t Sas-Rolfes, 2020）：多项选择题用于了解受访者在该爱好中的参与情况，包括饲养物种多样性、参与该爱好的时长及年度消费金额；此外，我们还使用了重要性排序问题（1至5分）…… # 数据来源：可持续生物商贸能否持续支撑保护，抑或是人工繁育后代将成为其致命弱点？ [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.zgmsbccmw] ## 数据与文件结构说明 本数据集包含爱好者的问卷反馈数据，为保护受访者匿名性，所有可识别信息均已进行匿名化处理：IP地址、姓名、企业名称及电子邮箱等均已被删除，以保障隐私。 ### 文件与变量 #### 文件：Biocommerce raw data redacted info.xlsx **描述：** ##### 变量 问卷反馈结果 #### 文件：Supplementary_Preguntas_artículo.pdf **描述：** 问卷问题列表 ## 数据来源说明 本数据源自以下渠道： * Survey Monkey 调查问卷平台