Participation in wildlife conservation by birdwatchers

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1-14

  McFarlane, Bonita L ^a   Boxall, Peter C ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birders; Birdwatchers; Specialization; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife related recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002889558     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871209609359066     Document Type: Article

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