Controlling invasive species presents a public‐good dilemma. Although environmental,
social, and economic benefits of control accrue to society, costs are borne by only a few …

Invasive forest plants are a growing concern because of their perceived and actual negative
ecological, economic, and social impacts. To effectively manage invasive plants in forest …

Invasive species are considered a major threat for global agricultural production, biodiversity
and ecosystem services. Their spread and establishment is mainly influenced by bio …

Increasingly, scholars have sought to understand the role of collective action across property
boundaries to address natural resource management challenges. Although the growing …

For two decades researchers and policy makers have been arguing that community-based
collective action is needed to effectively control weeds. Yet there has been little social …

Invasive species are reaching epidemic proportions, greatly altering global biomes. The role
of private landowners in controlling invasive plants in forest ecosystems has been well …

Effectively managing invasive plants across forested landscapes requires voluntary control
by 10.7 million family forest owners (FFOs) who own 36% of forestlands in the USA. The …

Effective invasive plant management requires collective action. However, little is known
about what motivates individuals to work collectively. We conducted a mail survey of 2,600 …

Currently, the management of many highly mobile and very destructive insect pests such as
fall armyworm is still carried out for the most part, on a field-by-field basis. Chemical …

Rural-amenity migration is changing the social and ecological compositions of landscapes
globally. The in-migration of new landholders is contributing to significant biophysical …