Tourism as a threat to critically endangered and endangered birds: Global patterns and trends in conservation hotspots

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1063-1082

  Steven, Rochelle ^a   Castley, J Guy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Impacts; Red list; Threatened species; Tourism

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXTINCTION RISK; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RED LIST; TOURISM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICRONESIA; POLYNESIA;

AVES;

EID: 84875720870     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0470-z     Document Type: Article

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