Sipadan: An over-exploited scuba-diving paradise? An analysis of tourism impact, diver satisfaction and management priorities

Marine Ecotourism: Issues and Experiences

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 122-137

  Musa, Ghazali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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