The wild kangaroo industry: Developing the potential for sustainability

Environmentalist

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-86

  Hercock, Marion ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advisory board; Kangaroo products; Kangaroos; Public policy; Sustainability; Wild resources

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MARSUPIAL; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASTACOIDEA; CERVIDAE; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 17644415039     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-004-4798-5     Document Type: Review

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