Accurate mental maps as an aspect of local ecological knowledge (LEK): A case study from Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland

Ecology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  McKenna, John ^a   Quinn, Rory J ^a   Donnelly, Daniel J ^a   Cooper, J Andrews G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geophysical survey; LEK; Local environmental knowledge; Lough Neagh; Mental maps; Northern Ireland; Traditional fishery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; MAP; PERCEPTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LOUGH NEAGH; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50149115816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02393-130113     Document Type: Article

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