@article{cae963cbf55b4136bfa0cb6bc669e6ba,
title = "Hitchhikers on floats to Arctic freshwater: Private aviation and recreation loss from aquatic invasion",
abstract = "This study of aviation-related recreation loss shows that a survey primarily aimed at collecting information on invasive species{\textquoteright} pathways can also be used to estimate changes in pathway-related ecosystem services. We present a case study for Elodea spp. (elodea), Alaska{\textquoteright}s first known aquatic invasive plant, by combining respondents{\textquoteright} stated pre-invasion actual flights with stated post-invasion contingent behavior, plane operating costs, and site quality data. We asked pilots about the extent of continued flights should destinations become invaded and inhibit flight safety. We estimate a recreation demand model where the lost trip value to the average floatplane pilot whose destination is an elodea-invaded lake is US$185 (95 % CI $157, $211). Estimates of ecosystem damages incurred by private actors responsible for transmitting invaders can nudge actors to change behavior and inform adaptive ecosystem management. The policy and modeling implications of quantifying such damages and integration into more complex models are discussed.",
keywords = "Alaska, Aquatic invasive species, Consumer welfare, Ecosystem service valuation, Ex-ante impact, Recreational aviation",
author = "Tobias Schwoerer and Little, {Joseph M.} and Schmidt, {Jennifer I.} and Borash, {Kyle W.}",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank the following personnel who contributed to the success of the survey. Heather Stewart and Peter Johnson from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources assisted with the survey. Margaret Nye managed the data collection. Lauren Fritz assisted with data cleaning. Dr. Jungho Baek, Dr. John Morton, Dr. Greg Hayward, and Dr. Milo Adkison provided feedback to an earlier version of the manuscript. We received financial support from the Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund [Award 44907, 2013], Alaska Sea Grant [Award R/112-03, 2014], and through in-kind contributions from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association funded respondent incentives. Funding sources had no involvement in the decision to publish the research. Alaska Sea Grant and the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research paid for publication charges. T.S. designed and analyzed the study. K.B. programmed the electronic mapping tool. J.S. assisted with data management and J.L. helped with study design and econometric analysis. T.S. wrote the manuscript with editorial help from J.L. and J.S.. The research was approved by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Anchorage Institutional Review Boards under project 612464. Funding Information: We would like to thank the following personnel who contributed to the success of the survey. Heather Stewart and Peter Johnson from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources assisted with the survey. Margaret Nye managed the data collection. Lauren Fritz assisted with data cleaning. Dr. Jungho Baek, Dr. John Morton, Dr. Greg Hayward, and Dr. Milo Adkison provided feedback to an earlier version of the manuscript. We received financial support from the Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund [Award 44907, 2013], Alaska Sea Grant [Award R/112-03, 2014], and through in-kind contributions from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association funded respondent incentives. Funding sources had no involvement in the decision to publish the research. Alaska Sea Grant and the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research paid for publication charges. T.S. designed and analyzed the study. K.B. programmed the electronic mapping tool. J.S. assisted with data management and J.L. helped with study design and econometric analysis. T.S. wrote the manuscript with editorial help from J.L. and J.S. The research was approved by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Anchorage Institutional Review Boards under project 612464. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, The Author(s).",
year = "2020",
month = aug,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s13280-019-01295-7",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "49",
pages = "1364--1376",
journal = "AMBIO",
issn = "0044-7447",
publisher = "Allen Press Inc.",
number = "8",
}