Estimating illegal resource use at a Ugandan park with the randomized response technique

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-88

  Solomon, Jennifer ^a,c   Jacobson, Susan K ^a   Wald, Kenneth D ^a   Gavin, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Illegal resource use; Park; Poaching; Randomized response technique; Resource management; Survey; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGONIDAE;

EID: 34248210835     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200701195365     Document Type: Article

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