Conflicts and compromises in Iynx Lynx lynx conservation and management in Finland

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Liukkonen, Tuija ^a   Mykrä, Sakari ^b   Bisi, Jukka ^c   Kurki, Sami ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Nature Heritage Services   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Conservation; Finland; Lynx; Lynx lynx; Population management; Public meetings; Questionnaire; Social sustainability

Indexed keywords

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; LEPUS; LYNX; LYNX LYNX; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 68949164669     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/07-051     Document Type: Article

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