Visitors' awareness and assessment of recreational disturbance of wildlife in the Donau-Auen National Park

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-145

  Sterl, P ^a   Brandenburg, C ^a   Arnberger, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Awareness of disturbance; Dog walking; Off trail use; Urban national park; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; NATIONAL PARK; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; DANUBE FLOODPLAINS NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 54949157294     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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