Bringing science to wildlife tourism: The influence of managers' and scientists' perceptions

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Rodger, Kate ^a   Moore, Susan A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Managers; Perceptions; Scientific research; Scientists; Sustainability; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 2642584001     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040408668147     Document Type: Article

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