Activity Substitutability and Degree of Specialization Among Deer and Elk Hunters in Multiple States

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-255

  Needham, Mark D ^a   Vaske, Jerry J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

hunting; recreation specialization; substitutability; wildlife

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUNTING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SURVEY;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 84878094442     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2013.780513     Document Type: Article

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