Table 1.

Factor categories influencing social demands of aquatic ecosystems, with examples of potential first and second level subcategories.

Categories	Examples†
Place-based knowledge‡	Cultural relevance
	Dependence
	Longevity of values (e.g., recent, lifetime, traditional ecological knowledge)
Proximity to, and frequency of visitation	Proximity of resource in question to primary residence§
	Resident or visitor‡
	Frequency of visit (e.g., daily, weekly, yearly, episodic)†
Demographic	Age§
	Gender‡
	Education§
	Income§
Residence community type†‡	Rural
	Urban
Aesthetic appeal of resource‡	Perceived condition
	Naturalness
	Familiarity (generic sense of place)
Reason for engagement‡	Recreation (e.g., fishing, swimming)
	Provisioning (e.g., fishing) Cultural

^†Specific variables included will be study dependent. For example, a city park would have different variables than a remote wetland for proximity to resource; and for residence type.

^‡Data likely categorical (e.g., gender, rural, urban)

^§Data likely numeric groups/classes (e.g., < 10km, 10–50km, 50–100km)