The use of infrared sensors and digital cameras for documenting visitor use patterns: a case study from D'Aguilar National Park, south-east Queensland, Australia

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-83

  Fairfax, Russell James ^a   Dowling, Ralph MacKenzie ^a   Neldner, Victor John ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Equus; Horse Trail Network; visitor monitoring

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INFRARED IMAGERY; MONITORING; NATIONAL PARK; PHOTOGRAPH;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS;

EID: 84893529242     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2012.714749     Document Type: Article

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