Ecotourism and natural resource conservation: The potential for a sustainable symbiotic relationship

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 36-50

  Boley, B Bynum ^a   Green, Gary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiversity; conservation; destination competitiveness; ecotourism; nature based tourism; sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVENESS; ECOTOURISM; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84945157734     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: 17477638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2015.1094080     Document Type: Article

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