Australian and U.S. News Media Portrayal of Sharks and Their Conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-196

  Muter, Bret A ^a   Gore, Meredith L ^a   Gledhill, Katie S ^b   Lamont, Christopher ^c   Huveneers, Charlie ^c,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South African Shark Conservancy   (South Africa)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SARDI Aquatic Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Human dimensions; News media; Risk messengers; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; EXTINCTION RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; MEDIA ROLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SHARK; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC OPINION; SHARK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PUBLIC OPINION; SHARKS; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84872261816     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01952.x     Document Type: Article

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