The conservation knowledge and attitudes of teenagers in Slovenia toward the Eurasian Otter;Slovenya'daki öǧrencilerin Avrasya Su Samuruna yönelik bilgileri ve tutumları

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-352

  Torkar, Gregor ^a   Mohar, Petra ^b   Gregorc, Tatjana ^b   Nekrep, Igor ^b   Adamič, Marjana Hönigsfeld ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

^b Institute for Conservation of Natural Heritage   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Avrasya Su Samuru; Bilgi; Doga koruma; Eurasian otter; Knowledge; Nature conservation; Ogrenciler; Teenagers; Tutumlar

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958522750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13063065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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