Determinants of field edge habitat restoration on farms in California's Sacramento Valley

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• 作者：Kelly Garbach^a ; ^{kgarbach@pointblue.org} ; Rachael Freeman Long^b
• 关键词：Agroecosystems ; Conservation ; Diffusion of innovations ; Field edge restoration ; Social networks
• 刊名：Journal of Environmental Management
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：189
• 期：Complete
• 页码：134-141
• 全文大小：693 K
• 卷排序：189

文摘

Field edge plantings are a best management practice that has received much recent attention. Yet, little is known about factors that support or hinder their adoption by landholders. We surveyed 109 landholders in California's Sacramento Valley, a prime agricultural region. Landholder communication networks had a significant influence on patterns of adoption. Networks of adopters included communication with landholders and conservation agencies.