Title: Willingness to Pay for Deer Hunting Site Attributes using Best-Worst Choice Authors: Bijesh Mishra1, Rodney Will2, Omkar Joshi3 1. Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University 2. Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University Abstract:The forest-prairie ecotone of the south-central USA can provide excellent habitat for wildlife such as deer, and turkey but is slowly transitioning to closed-canopy forest largely due to the absence of active management such as prescribed fire. Although active management can create or…
Title: Peer Pressure, Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectancy, and Moral Values Predict Intentions for Active Management of Ecosystems in Oklahoma Authors: Bijesh Mishra, Rodney Will, Omkar Joshi Abstract The forest-grassland ecotone of the south-central USA is transiting towards close canopy forest due to the exclusion of fire. Active management can restore the ecosystem and its ecosystem services. Active management, however, comes with the cost of management and acceptance of management tools. Deer hunting is a vital source of revenue generation to offset the landowner’s management cost in the region. This paper addresses the question of how landowners’ beliefs, attitudes, and norms about…
Bijesh Mishra[1], Rodney Will[2], Omkar Joshi[3] (Short Oral Presentation, 7 Minute) Note: This research was presented during a conference “2021 International Society of Forest Resource Economics Symposium” held virtually and live via ZOOM May 18-19, 2021 (Central Standard Time). Abstract The forest-grassland transitional ecotone of the south-central USA is a mixture of forest, savanna, and prairie. The ecotone is increasing in woody plant dominance due to the exclusion of fire and other anthropogenic factors. Active management, e.g., prescribed fire and thinning, can increase sustainability and resiliency and restore the full suite of ecosystem services, but comes with the cost of…
The forest-grassland ecotone in the southcentral US is the tension zone between two major biomes and provides a number of important ecosystem services. Active management in the region using prescribed fire, forest thinning/harvesting, grazing, and herbicides can optimize desired benefits for landowners with a variety of management objectives. However, periodic severe droughts that plague this area and increasing climate variability will profoundly affect the productivity, resilience, and stability of ecosystems. We aim to facilitate sustainable management of the forest-grassland ecotone for different combinations of objectives such as timber, grazing, and wildlife habitat based on recent conditions and to adapt management…
Bijesh Mishra, Omkar Joshi, Rodney E. Will Ph.D. Student, Assistant Professor, Professor Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University Abstract The forest-grassland ecotone in the southcentral US is the tension zone between two major biomes and provides a number of important ecosystem services. Active management in the region using prescribed fire, forest thinning/harvesting, grazing, and herbicides can optimize desired benefits for landowners with a variety of management objectives. However, periodic severe droughts that plague this area and increasing climate variability have profoundly affected the productivity, resilience, and stability of ecosystems. We aim to facilitate sustainable management…
