Mental models in rangeland research, communication and management

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-91

  Abel, Nick ^a   Ross, Helen ^b   Walker, Paul ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Extension; Influence diagrams; Mental models; Perceptions; Rangelands; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142078323     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ9980077     Document Type: Article

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