Spatial distribution of attitudes toward proposed management strategies for a wildlife recovery

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-29

  Morzillo, Anita T ^a,d   Mertig, Angela G ^b   Garner, Nathan ^c   Liu, Jianguo ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Big Thicket National Preserve; Black bear; Recovery; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 34248177490     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200601107866     Document Type: Article

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