Recreational use of a rocky intertidal reef in Victoria: Implications for ecological research and management

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Addison, P F E ^a   Koss, R S ^a   O'Hara, T D ^a  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental awareness; Hormosira banksii; Management; Recreational use; Trampling

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TRAMPLING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ALGAE; HORMOSIRA BANKSII;

EID: 54349119607     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2008.9725199     Document Type: Article

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