Ecology

Affiliations

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Michael J. Manfredo, Tara L. Teel & Richard E. W. Berl

School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Jeremy T. Bruskotter

Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Shinobu Kitayama

Authors
Michael J. Manfredo

Tara L. Teel

Richard E. W. Berl

Jeremy T. Bruskotter

Shinobu Kitayama

Corresponding author
Correspondence to Michael J. Manfredo. More

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