The usefulness of the analytic hierarchy process for understanding reef diving choices: A case study

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 213-219

  Ramos, Jorge ^a   Santos, Miguel N ^a   Whitmarsh, David ^b   Monteiro, Carlos C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; DECISION ANALYSIS; DIVING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 32044459293     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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