Exposure of fauna to off-road vehicle (ORV) traffic on sandy beaches

Coastal Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 567-583

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Thompson, Luke M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal management; Human impact; Macrobenthos; ORVs; Recreation; Sandy beaches

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MARINE BIOLOGY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

COASTAL MANAGEMENT; MACROBENTHOS; OFF-ROAD VEHICLE;

BEACHES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 35748956119     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750701593402     Document Type: Article

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