The effectiveness of visitation proxy variables in improving recreation use estimates for the USDA Forest Service

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 332-338

  English, Donald B K ^a   Kocis, Susan M ^a   Arnold, J Ross ^a   Zarnoch, Stanley J ^a   Warren, Larry ^a  

^a Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Double sampling; Efficiency; Recreation; Use estimates; Variance

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ESTIMATION METHOD; NATIONAL PARK; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442291072     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00065     Document Type: Article

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