Impacts of recreational SCUBA diving at sites with different reef topographies

Biological Conservation

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 329-336

  Rouphael, Anthony B ^a   Inglis, Graeme J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; SCUBA diving; Site attributes; Topography; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; CORAL REEFS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECREATION; REEF TOPOGRAPHY; SCUBA DIVING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0030885218     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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