Associations with bird sounds: How do they relate to perceived restorative potential?

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 136-144

  Ratcliffe, Eleanor ^a   Gatersleben, Birgitta ^a   Sowden, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention restoration; Birdsong; Restorative environments; Sounds; Stress recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971326581     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.05.009     Document Type: Article

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