Wildlife responses to recreation and associated visitor perceptions

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 951-963

  Taylor, Audrey R ^a,b   Knight, Richard L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

American bison; Disturbance; Flight distance; Flush response; Hiking; Mountain biking; Mule deer; Outdoor recreation; Pronghorn antelope; Visitor perceptions

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANTELOPE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ANIMALIA; ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; BISON; BISON BISON; BUBALUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 0346269129     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)13[951:WRTRAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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