Factors affecting private forest landowner interest in ecosystem management: linking spatial and survey data |
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Authors: | Jacobson Michael G |
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Institution: | (1) Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, 7 Ferguson Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA, US |
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Abstract: | Many factors influence forest landowner management decisions. This study examines landowner decisions regarding participation
in ecosystem management activities, such as a landscape corridor cutting across their private lands. Landscape corridors are
recognized worldwide as an important tool in biodiversity conservation. For ecosystem management activities to occur in areas
dominated by a multitude of small private forest landholdings, landowner participation and cooperation is necessary. Data
from a survey of landowners combined with an analysis of their land's spatial attributes is used to assess their interest
in ecosystem management. Results suggest that spatial attributes are not good predictors of an owner's interest in ecosystem
management. Other factors such as attitudes and opinions about the environment are more effective in explaining landowner
interest. The results have implications for any land manager using GIS data and implementing ecosystem management activities
on private forestland. |
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Keywords: | : Private forest landowners Geographic information systems Ecosystem management Forest fragmentation Landscape corridors |
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