Knowledge and attitudes of children of the Rupununi: Implications for conservation in Guyana

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 879-887

  Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff ^a   Schacht, Ryan ^a   Caro, Tim ^a   Schacht, Jacqueline ^b   Caro, Barnabas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b International School of Tanganyika ^*  (United States)

^c International School of Tanganyika   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Attitudes to conservation; Flagship species; Guyana; Knowledge of wildlife

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

GUYANA; RUPUNUNI; SOUTH AMERICA; UPPER TAKUTU-UPPER ESSEQUIBO;

ANIMALIA; MYRMECOPHAGA; MYRMECOPHAGIDAE; PSITTACIDAE; TAPIRIDAE;

EID: 59649112822     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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