Tourist disturbance on New Zealand fur seals Arctocephalus forsteri

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-95

  Boren, Laura J ^a   Gemmell, Neil J ^a   Barton, Kerry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Approach distance; Controlled approaches; Pinnipeds; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016730143     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM02085     Document Type: Article

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