From beaches to beach environments: Linking the ecology, human-use and management of beaches in Australia

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 495-514

  James, Rodney J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OCEANOGRAPHY;

BEACH ENVIRONMENTS; BEACH MANAGEMENT; HUMAN USE;

BEACHES;

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034034374     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-5691(00)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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