A linked model of animal ecology and human behavior for the management of wildlife tourism

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2699-2713

  Semeniuk, Christina A D ^a   Haider, Wolfgang ^a   Cooper, Andrew ^a   Rothley, Kristina D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human wildlife interactions; Integrative modelling; Stingray; System dynamics; Tourism management; Wildlife ecology

Indexed keywords

HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTIONS; INTEGRATIVE MODELLING; STINGRAY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE ECOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SYSTEM THEORY;

MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CAYMAN ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; DASYATIDAE;

EID: 77956914229     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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