Assessing the Role of Recreation Specialization in Fishing Site Substitution

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 256-272

  Oh, Chi Ok ^a   Sutton, Stephen G ^b   Sorice, Michael G ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

natural resource management; place attachment; recreation specialization; recreational fishing; site substitution

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878029537     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2013.780534     Document Type: Article

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