Communicating scientific information to recreational fishers

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-118

  Li, Owen ^a   Sutton, Stephen G ^a   Tynan, Liz ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community engagement; Recreational fishers; Science communication; Science culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951054760     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200903366939     Document Type: Article

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