Interpretation in wildlife tourism : assessing the effectiveness of signage to modify visitor’s behaviour at a seal watching site in Iceland

• Main Author: Marschall, Sarah, 1990-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Ferðamannastaðir; Selir; Umgengni; Haf; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/22513

Læst til 15.6.2016 The effectiveness of signage to modify visitor’s behaviour to reduce negative impacts on wildlife was assessed at a seal watching site on Vatnsnes, NW-Iceland. 2440 visitors were observed and their behaviour recorded from July to September 2014. To test whether type of information...