Evaluating the Ability of Specialization Indicators to Explain Fishing Preferences

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 273-292

  Beardmore, Ben ^a,b   Haider, Wolfgang ^a   Hunt, Len M ^c   Arlinghaus, Robert ^b,d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

discrete choice; information theory; preference heterogeneity; recreational fishing; specialization

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIFESTYLE; PREDICTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84878025005     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2013.780539     Document Type: Article

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