Journal
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
RESILIENCE ALLIANCE
DOI: 10.5751/ES-08362-210230
Keywords
community-based conservation; conservation; environmental behavior; Hawai'i; invasive species; private lands
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Funding
- NSF [DGE-114747]
- Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science
- Division Of Human Resource Development
- Direct For Education and Human Resources [1102524] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Invasive species (IS) threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. To achieve landscape-scale reductions in IS and the associated gains for biodiversity, IS control efforts must be expanded across private lands. Enhancing IS control across private lands requires an understanding of the factors that motivate residents to engage or prohibit residents from engaging in efforts to control IS. Drawing from the collective interest model and literature, we sought to understand how a wide range of interpersonal, intrapersonal, and contextual factors might influence resident action around combating the invasive tree albizia (Falcataria moluccana), in the Puna District of Hawai'i. To do so, we used a cross-sectional survey of 243 residents and elastic net regression techniques. We found that residents' actions related to IS control were related to their perceptions of social norms and community reciprocity regarding albizia control, as well as their knowledge of effective control strategies and their risk perceptions regarding albizia. These findings suggest that, although common intervention approaches that focus on providing education or subsidies are important, they may be more effective at reducing the spread of IS if coupled with approaches that build community reciprocity and norms.
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