Tourism and grey seals in south Devon: Management strategies, voluntary controls and tourists' perceptions of disturbance

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-81

  Curtin, Susanna ^a   Richards, Steven ^a   Westcott, Stephen ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Researcher   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Management; United kingdom; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; PINNIPED; POPULATION DENSITY; SITE INVESTIGATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

DEVON; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS;

EID: 67649126104     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500802295663     Document Type: Article

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