Valuing individual animals through tourism: Science or speculation?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 157, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-98

  Catlin, James ^a   Hughes, Michael ^a   Jones, Tod ^a   Jones, Roy ^a   Campbell, Roderick ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Economists at Large   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic value; Tourism; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; VALUATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84869869614     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.07.022     Document Type: Review

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