Forest disturbances caused by insects, pathogens, and fire continue to increasingly occur within forests across the United States and around the world. Given the dynamic nature of these forest disturbances and the role played by local residents in risk management, it is valuable to explore how the human experience, attitudes, and behaviors associated with these ecological processes may evolve over time. In this paper, we assess temporal changes in local residents’ perceptions and actions in response to the mountain pine beetle outbreak that affected large swaths of forests in north central Colorado. Through analyses of secondary and household survey data from 2007 and 2018, we note significant changes in these aspects and identify factors consistently associated with individual and community activeness. The study contributes to knowledge of dynamic socioecological considerations of forest disturbances and improves understanding of how social sciences can help to identify opportunities and barriers to effective forest ecosystem management.

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科罗拉多州中北部山地松甲虫对森林扰动的认知和行动变化

由昆虫、病原体和火灾引起的森林干扰继续越来越多地发生在美国和世界各地的森林中。鉴于这些森林干扰的动态性质以及当地居民在风险管理中所起的作用，探索与这些生态过程相关的人类经验、态度和行为如何随时间演变是很有价值的。在本文中，我们评估了当地居民对影响科罗拉多州中北部大片森林的山松甲虫爆发的看法和行动的时间变化。通过对 2007 年和 2018 年的二级和家庭调查数据的分析，我们注意到这些方面的显着变化，并确定了与个人和社区活跃度始终相关的因素。