Public involvement in state fish and wildlife agencies in the U.S.: A thumbnail sketch of techniques and barriers

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-69

  Lord, Jennifer K ^a   Cheng, Antony S ^b  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Public involvement; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976296557     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200500471017     Document Type: Article

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