Managing dive tourism for the sustainable use of coral reefs: Validating diver perceptions of attractive site features

Environmental Management

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Uyarra, Maria C ^a   Watkinson, Andrew R ^a   Côté, Isabelle M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral reefs; Diving tourism; Management; Perceptions; Preferences

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN; CORAL REEFS; DIVING TOURISM; PERCEPTIONS; PREFERENCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; MEATS; REEFS; SITE SELECTION; SURVEYS; THEOREM PROVING;

LANDFORMS;

CORAL REEF; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SITE SELECTION; TOURISM;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CORAL REEF; DIVER; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH SCHOOL; OCEAN CURRENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOURISM; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; POPULATION DENSITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BONAIRE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA; CHELONIIDAE;

EID: 57749210439     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9198-z     Document Type: Article

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