Evaluating deterrents of illegal behaviour in conservation: Carnivore killing in rural Taiwan

Biological Conservation

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-94

  St John, Freya A V ^a   Mai, Chin Hsuan ^b   Pei, Kurtis J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compliance; Enforcement; Guilt; Randomized response technique; Social norms

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COMPLIANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POACHING; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE USE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

TAIWAN;

LOXODONTA;

EID: 84960808890     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.08.019     Document Type: Article

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