Google Trends and cycles of public interest in biodiversity: the animal spirits effect

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2017, Pages 3421-3443

  Troumbis, Andreas Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Economy; Europe; Google Trends; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EUROPEAN UNION; HYSTERESIS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

GERMANY; GREECE; ITALY; NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85027339903     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-017-1413-x     Document Type: Article

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