caa a22 4500 463168445 CHVBK 20180406164806.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10530-007-9090-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10530-007-9090-4 Preventing horticultural introductions of invasive plants: potential efficacy of voluntary initiatives [Elektronische Daten] [Jennifer Burt, Adrianna Muir, Jonah Piovia-Scott, Kari Veblen, Andy Chang, Judah Grossman, Heidi Weiskel] Although prevention is the most cost-effective way to avoid the enormous expenses associated with plant invasions, invasive plants continue to be imported as trade commodities for horticultural use. With very little government regulation of horticultural imports of invasive plants, efforts have turned toward fostering voluntary initiatives to encourage self-regulation by the horticulture trade. Our study takes the first step toward evaluating the potential success of these voluntary initiatives. We conducted a survey of nursery professionals to gauge their perceptions of invasive species, the role of the horticulture trade in invasive plant introductions, and their participation—potential and actual—in preventive measures outlined in the St Louis Voluntary Codes of Conduct for nursery professionals. We found nursery professionals to be highly aware of invasive plants and to accept responsibility as a trade for horticultural introductions. Although only 7% of respondents had heard of the St Louis Voluntary Codes of Conduct, the majority (57%) reported having participated in at least two of seven preventive measures, and most (78%) reported willingness to engage in the majority of preventive measures. We found that several factors significantly predict increased participation in preventive measures, particularly awareness of invasive plants and involvement in trade associations. We also identified incentives and obstacles to participating in preventive behaviors, including "concern for the environment” and "lack of information,” respectively. Our results suggest that participation in voluntary initiatives will improve through increased outreach, and we provide specific recommendations for improving participation in voluntary programs in the horticulture trade. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2007 Horticulture nationallicence Invasive species nationallicence Non-mandatory programs nationallicence Nursery nationallicence Prevention nationallicence St Louis Declaration nationallicence Self-regulation nationallicence Survey nationallicence Voluntary codes of conduct nationallicence Burt Jennifer Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Mail Stop 1, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut Muir Adrianna Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut Piovia-Scott Jonah Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut Veblen Kari Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Mail Stop 1, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut Chang Andy Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut Grossman Judah Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Mail Stop 1, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut Weiskel Heidi Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut Biological Invasions Springer Netherlands 9/8(2007-12-01), 909-923 1387-3547 9:8<909 2007 9 10530 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-007-9090-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-007-9090-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burt Jennifer Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Mail Stop 1, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Muir Adrianna Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Piovia-Scott Jonah Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Veblen Kari Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Mail Stop 1, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chang Andy Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grossman Judah Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Mail Stop 1, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Weiskel Heidi Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616, Davis, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biological Invasions Springer Netherlands 9/8(2007-12-01), 909-923 1387-3547 9:8<909 2007 9 10530 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer