Factors influencing public preferences for invasive alien species management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2097-2104

  Sharp, Ryan L ^a   Larson, Lincoln R ^b   Green, Gary T ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumberland Island; Environmental attitudes; Horses; Invasive species; National Parks; Potential for Conflict Index

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HORSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIONAL PARK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

CUMBERLAND ISLAND; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 79958145029     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.04.032     Document Type: Article

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