The role of social marketing, marine turtles and sustainable tourism in reducing plastic pollution

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 324-332

  Eagle, Lynne ^a   Hamann, Mark ^a   Low, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Environment; Marine turtle; Plastic pollution; Sustainable tourism; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMERCE; MARINE POLLUTION; MARKETING; POLLUTION;

BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; ENVIRONMENT; MARINE TURTLE; PLASTIC POLLUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; WILDLIFE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECOTOURISM; MARINE POLLUTION; MARKETING; PLASTIC WASTE; TURTLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; HUMAN; SOCIAL MARKETING; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOURISM; TURTLE; WILDLIFE; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION; TRAVEL; WILD ANIMAL;

CHELONIIDAE;

PLASTIC;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; PLASTICS; SOCIAL MARKETING; TRAVEL; TURTLES;

EID: 84979463118     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.040     Document Type: Article

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