Integrative complexity and attitudes: A case study of plant and wildlife species protection

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 30-47

  Bright, Alan D ^a   Barro, Susan C ^b  

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

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Demographics; Environmental ideology; Integrative complexity; Objective knowledge; Species protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244459659     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200009359193     Document Type: Article

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