Sustainable dive ecotourism on a South African coral reef

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2167-2179

  Walters, R D M ^a   Samways, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Dive ecotourism; Diver damage; South Africa; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIVING; ECOTOURISM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACROPORA AUSTERA; ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0035689360     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013197926580     Document Type: Article

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