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Tourism and grey seals in south Devon: management strategies, voluntary controls and tourists’ perceptions of disturbance

Susanna Curtin Bournemouth University, School of Services Management, Poole, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven Richards Bournemouth University, School of Services Management, Poole, United Kingdom
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Stephen Westcott Independent Researcher, Dartmouth, United Kingdom
Pages 59-81 | Received 05 Sep 2007, Published online: 08 Feb 2011

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