Economic and conservation ramifications from the decline of waterfowl hunters

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 380-388

  Vrtiska, Mark P ^a   Gammonley, James H ^a   Naylor, Luke W ^b   Raedeke, Andrew H ^c  

^a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission ^*  (United States)

^b ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION   (United States)

^c MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Duck stamp; Habitat conservation; Hunter recruitment; Waterfowl hunting

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUNTING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WATERFOWL;

EID: 84894275748     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.245     Document Type: Review

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