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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Boaters"”.
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The activities, perceptions, and management preferences of local versus tourist boaters on the Arkansas River
… study was to determine whether local and tourist boaters in the Arkansas River Headwaters Recreation Area differed in their activities, perceptions of environmental problems and user conflicts, and preferences for management. Locals were defined as living 100 miles or less from the river, and …
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Predictors of Management Preferences Among Riverfront Landowners and Boaters on The Great Egg Harbor River: A Study of Stakeholders in a Multi-Jurisdictional Setting
… twofold: (1) to determine the extent to which boaters and riverfront landowners on the Great Egg Harbor River are similar or different in perceptions of environmental and social conditions and preferences for management; and (2) to explore factors that contribute to riverfront landowners' and …
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Assessing the Influence of Different Inland Lake Management Strategies on Human-Mediated Invasive Species Spread
… (<i>Myriophyllum spicatum</i>), use recreational boaters as their primary vector of dispersal. Control efforts in the past have focused on boater education efforts and boat washing stations and inspections, yet these can be expensive methods with limited effectiveness. In this study, I construct …
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The effectiveness of training river guides as an alternative interpretive approach in the New River Gorge
… of providing interpretive services to commercial boaters at the New River Gorge National River. Commercial river guides attended a National Park Service sponsored training program which provided accurate information and education concerning natural and cultural history of the New River, the …
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Riparian landowners' perceptions of recreational use of Virginia's waterways
… boating on their own river and think boaters should be allowed to use any river in the state. Two-thirds of the landowners advocate protection of the scenic values of their river, and three-fourths support scenic river efforts. It is suggested that this positive attitude be encouraged …
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Factors Driving Recreational Disturbance of Waterbirds on the Texas Coast
… administering a quantitative survey to anglers, boaters, and non-motorized watercraft users. Survey administration occurred in person push-to-web postcards, and via email, allowing for recreationists who are potentially responsible for the disturbance to waterbirds on Texas’ coast to be …
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Space into Time: English Canals and English Landscape Painting 1760-1835
… cleaned up and turned into an attraction for boaters and tourists. With their brightly painted cabins occupied by families on vacation, the boats, now motorized, glide slowly and silently past the bucolic banks of the canals. These are, in appearance, as originally proposed by the development …
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Incorporating social science into fisheries management to address challenges from aquatic invasive species
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-15 without embargo terms