Exploring factors influencing the attitude of ski tourers towards the ski touring management measures of the Gesäuse National Park

Eco.mont

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-38

  Sterl, Petra ^a   Eder, Renate ^a   Arnberger, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Grouse; National park; Questionnaire; Ski touring; Visitor management

Indexed keywords

TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 84859002975     PISSN: 2073106X     EISSN: 20731558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1553/eco.mont-2-1s31     Document Type: Article

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