A quantitative ecological assessment of diving sites in the Egyptian Red Sea during a period of severe anchor damage: A baseline for restoration and sustainable tourism management

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-323

  Jameson, S C ^a   Ammar, M S A ^b   Saadalla, E ^c   Mostafa, H M ^d   Riegl, B ^e  

^a Integrated Coastal Zone Management ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^c Ras Mohamed National Park   (Egypt)

^d Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^e NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Coral reef; Damage assessment; Dive site management; Diver and anchor damage; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIVING; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

ACROPORA; ALCYONACEA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34250816343     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost719.0     Document Type: Review

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