Human Dimensions of Pollinator Conservation: The Development and Testing of Survey Measures for Best Management Practice Adoption

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.

传粉者保护（Pollinator conservation）已成为日益受到学界关注与重视的议题，但私人土地上的传粉者最佳管理措施（best management practices, BMPs）仍未得到广泛推广应用。本研究为填补土地所有者采用传粉者BMP的研究空白开展了实证探索，设定两大核心研究目标：其一，开发并检验基于计划行为理论（Theory of Planned Behavior, TPB）构建的多维度测量量表的土地所有者调查问卷；其二，运用结构方程模型探究土地所有者的TPB各维度间的相互关系，以及各维度对其采用传粉者BMP意愿的影响效应。对两类测量模型的分析结果证实了其具备良好的信度与效度；结构模型的分析结果则表明，土地所有者感知到的约束因素对其采用传粉者BMP的意愿具有最强的相对影响。本研究增进了学界对土地所有者参与传粉者保护工作的认知，并提出了针对性的参与引导建议，以助力未来更多群体参与相关保护行动。