Conservation and use of the Hawksbill Turtle - Public valuation and attitudes: An Australian case study

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-46

  Tisdell, Clem ^a   Nantha, Hemanath Swarna ^a   Wilson, Clevo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; CITES; Economics of conservation; Eretmochelys Imbricata; Hawksbill turtle; Non use economic value; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

CITES; CONTINGENT VALUATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TURTLE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34248143990     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC070035     Document Type: Article

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