Understanding wildlife tourism market segments: An Australian marine study

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 36-53

  Moscardo, Gianna ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marine wildlife; Market segments; Motivation; Non consumptive use; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644391249     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200009359178     Document Type: Article

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