United States public attitudes regarding predators and their management to enhance avian recruitment

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-85

  Messmer, Terry A ^a   Brunson, Mark W ^a   Reiter, Douglas ^a   Hewitt, David G ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Avian recruitment; Predator management; Predators; Survey

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; NATURE CONSERVATION; PREDATOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032817887     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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