Engaging local communities in wildlife management area planning: An evaluation of the Lake Ontario Islands search conference

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1226-1237

  Schusler, Tania M ^a   Decker, Daniel J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Double crested cormorant; Eastern Lake Ontario Basin; Phalacrocorax auritus; Public participation; Search conference; Wildlife management area planning

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 0036977355     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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