Impacts of intensive recreational diving on reef corals at Eilat, northern Red Sea

Biological Conservation

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-187

  Zakai, David ^a,b   Chadwick Furman, Nanette E ^b,c  

^a Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Electric Corporation   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Coral reef; Red Sea; SCUBA diving; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIVING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM;

ISRAEL; RED SEA;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0036220526     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00181-1     Document Type: Article

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