Spatial and temporal dynamics and value of nature-based recreation, estimated via social media

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Sonter, Laura J ^a   Watson, Keri B ^a   Wood, Spencer A ^b,c   Ricketts, Taylor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOREST; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MODEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL MEDIA; TOURISM; VERMONT; WINTER SPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURAL SCIENCE; RECREATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NATURE; RECREATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VERMONT;

EID: 84990909836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162372     Document Type: Article

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