How to influence environmental decision makers? The case of Eilat (Red Sea) coral reefs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-53

  Loya, Yossi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Decision makers; Degradation; Eilat; Fish farms; IET; Mariculture; Recovery; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; MARICULTURE; NATURE CONSERVATION; OVERFISHING;

ASIA; EILAT; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33947424373     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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