Stakeholder perceptions of threatened species and their management on urban beaches

Animals

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1002-1020

  Maguire, Grainne S ^a   Rimmer, James M ^b   Weston, Michael A ^c  

^a BirdLife Australia   (Australia)

^b Barwon Coast   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dogs; Education; Hooded Plover; Recreationists; Regulation; Sandy shores; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887599460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ani3041002     Document Type: Article

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