Ecotourism positively affects awareness and attitudes but not conservation behaviours: A case study at Grande Riviere, Trinidad

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Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-351

  Waylen, Kerry A ^a,c   McGowan, Philip J K ^b   Milner Gulland, E J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviour; Community conservation; Dermochelys coriacea; Ecotourism; Galliformes; Pipile pipile; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOTOURISM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUNTING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TURTLE;

GRANDE RIVIERE; TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; GALLIFORMES; PIPILE PIPILE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 74049091240     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309000064     Document Type: Article

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