Snorkeler damage to reef corals in the Maldive Islands

Coral Reefs

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 215-218

  Allison, W R ^a  

^a Majecdhee Magu   (Maldives)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; RECREATION; REEFS; SNORKELLING; SNORKLER DAMAGE; TOURIST INDUSTRY;

MALDIVES;

EID: 0030302964     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01787454     Document Type: Article

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