Antarctic whales and antarctic tourism

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 195-202

  Williams, Rob ^a   Crosbie, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators   (United States)

Author keywords

IAATO; Research; Tourism; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149049204     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427307784772039     Document Type: Article

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