近日，我院程昊天副教授與美國亞利桑那大學Jose R. Soto副教授、美國俄勒岡州立大學助理教授Andres Susaeta、美國俄克拉荷馬州立大學助理研究員Aaron Russell 及Omkar Joshi教授相助的論文“Landowners’ willingness to accept for sustainable forest management in the Cross-Timbers region, USA”在期刊Forest Policy and Economics在線發表。Forest Policy and Economics是農林科學的頂級學術期刊，位于經濟學小類Q1區，環境研究小類Q1區，林學Q1區（亦是中科院期刊分區一區Top），最新影響因子3.8。

全文引用：

Cheng, H., Soto, J. R., Susaeta, A., Russell, A., & Joshi, O. (2025). Landowners’ willingness to accept for sustainable forest management in the Cross-Timbers region, USA. Forest Policy and Economics, 178 (103574).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103574

中文摘要

Crosstimber（CT）地區橫跨堪薩斯州南部，經俄克拉荷馬州中部直至德克薩斯州，是一片重要的森林覆蓋區，數百萬居民居住在塔爾薩、俄克拉荷馬城和達拉斯都會區等都市中心。該地區占地近2700萬英畝，適合畜牧業，在農業和休閑娛樂方面發揮著至關重要的作用。然而，在生態系統服務的積極治理方面，大部门土地仍未获得充实利用。本研究接纳一種新穎的調查要领——雙界最佳-最差選擇法（DBBWC），結合了最佳-最差縮放法和雙界條件價值評估法，評估了土地所有者對可持續森林治理的偏好。結果顯示，土地所有者最優先考慮的森林治理措施是每年每英畝110美元的補償、每年每英畝80美元的補償和低強度間伐。相比之下，每年一次的處方燒荒被評爲最不受歡迎。此外，土地所有者每年實施規定燒荒的接受補償意願（WTA）爲每英畝96.77美元，而高強度間伐的WTA爲35.86美元。这些发现爲了解土地所有者的森林治理偏好提供了名贵的看法，并揭示了经济激励措施如何影响生态系统服务提供的决策。该研究结果与政策制定相关，特别是对美国林务局土地治理计划和更广泛的国家森林治理战略。

英文摘要

The Cross-Timbers (CT) region, spanning southern Kansas through central Oklahoma into Texas, is a vital forested area with millions of residents in urban centers like Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and the Dallas Metroplex. Covering nearly 27 million acres suitable for livestock, this region plays a critical role in agriculture and recreation. However, much of the land remains underutilized in terms of active management for ecosystem services. This study evaluates landowners' preferences for sustainable forest management using a novel survey method, Double-Bounded Best-Worst Choice (DBBWC), which combines Best-Worst Scaling with Double-Bound Contingent Valuation. The results reveal that landowners prioritize compensation of $110 per ha acre per year, compensation of $80 per ha acre per year, and low-intensity thinning as the most preferred forest management practices. In contrast, prescribed burning once a year was ranked least favorable. Additionally, landowners' willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for implementing prescribed burning annually was $96.77 per acre, while for high-intensity thinning, the WTA was $35.86. These findings provide valuable insights into landowners' preferences for forest management and suggest how financial incentives could influence decisions about ecosystem service provision. The study's results are relevant for policy development, particularly for U.S. Forest Service Land Management Plans and broader National Forest Management strategies.

文章鏈接：

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393431851_Landowners'_willingness_to_accept_for_sustainable_forest_management_in_the_Cross-Timbers_region_USA