Personal and situational determinants of catch-and-release choice of freshwater anglers

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-126

  Sutton, Stephen ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catch and release; Choice Model; Recreational Fishing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147163982     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200304300     Document Type: Article

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