Measuring angler attitudes toward catch-related aspects of fishing

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-191

  Anderson, David K ^a   Ditton, Robert B ^b   Hunt, Kevin M ^c  

^a Kleinschmidt Associates   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Catch related aspects; Consumptive orientation scale; Recreational fishing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250354781     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200701323066     Document Type: Article

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