Promoting wildlife health or fighting wildlife disease: Insights from history, philosophy, and science

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-482

  Hanisch, Shauna L ^a   Riley, Shawn J ^a   Nelson, Michael P ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphi; Human dimensions; Normative; Philosophy; Wildlife disease; Wildlife health; Wildlife management.

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HEALTH STATUS; PHILOSOPHY; SOFTWARE; SUSTAINABILITY; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84871305804     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.163     Document Type: Article

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