Testing a self-classification measure of recreation specialization among anglers

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 448-455

  Needham, Mark D ^a   Sprouse, Larry J ^b   Grimm, Kerry E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Fishing; Recreation specialization; Self classification

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849110964     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200903032580     Document Type: Note

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