The effects of an education campaign on beach user perceptions of beach-nesting birds in pinellas county, Florida

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-128

  Ormsby, Alison A ^a   Forys, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudinal survey; Black skimmer; Conservation; Education; Least tern; Management

Indexed keywords

AVES; RYNCHOPS NIGER; STERNA ANTILLARUM;

EID: 77951047029     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200903428366     Document Type: Article

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