Social contagion of risk perceptions in environmental management networks

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1489-1499

  Muter, Bret A ^a   Gore, Meredith L ^a   Riley, Shawn J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double crested cormorants; Great Lakes; Risk communication; Social networks; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; GREAT LAKES; GREAT LAKES BASIN; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS; RISK COMMUNICATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAKES; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SURVEYS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

BIRD; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK PERCEPTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

GREAT LAKES BASIN;

AVES; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS; ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; GREAT LAKES; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAKE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKS; UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS; GREAT LAKES; RISK COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL NETWORKS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHERIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAKES; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84882648697     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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