Abstract

Pollinator conservation has been a topic of growing interest and concern, yet widespread adoption of pollinator best management practices (BMPs) on private lands has not occurred. This study was an empirical attempt to address the gap of landholder pollinator BMP adoption through two main objectives: 1) to develop and test a landholder survey constructed of multiple measurement scales based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and 2) to use structural equation modeling to determine the interrelationships and influence of landholder TPB attributes on intentions to adopt pollinator BMPs. Analyses of two measurement models showed evidence of reliability and validity, and results from the structural models indicated landholders’ perceived constraints had the strongest relative influence on their intentions to adopt pollinator BMPs. This study allowed for new understanding regarding landholders’ involvement with pollinator conservation efforts, resulting in targeted engagement recommendations to support further participation in the future.

摘要

授粉媒介保护一直是人们日益关注和关注的话题，但尚未在私有土地上广泛采用授粉媒介最佳管理实践（BMP）。这项研究是通过两个主要目标来解决土地所有者授粉媒介BMP采纳差距的经验性尝试：1）根据计划行为理论（TPB）开发和测试由多个度量标准构成的土地所有者调查，以及2）使用结构方程模型，以确定土地所有者TPB属性对采用传粉媒介BMP的意图的相互关系和影响。对两种测量模型的分析显示了信度和效度的证据，结构模型的结果表明，土地所有者的感知约束对其采用传粉媒介BMP的意图具有最强的相对影响。