Views on Black Bear Management in New Jersey

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 249-262

  Johnson, Branden B ^a   Sciascia, James ^b  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

bears; hunt; Q analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880314164     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2013.792021     Document Type: Article

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