Marine stingers: Review of an under-recognized global coastal management issue

Coastal Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-41

  Gershwin, Lisa Ann ^a   de Nardi, Monica ^b   Winkel, Kenneth D ^c   Fenner, Peter J ^d  

^a Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Fenner Family Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal and marine stinger management; Cubozoa; Jellyfish; Liability and risk management; Local government; Tourism

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; CUBOZOA; FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HIGH COSTS; LIABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES; TEMPERATE SEAS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); TAXATION;

HEALTH RISKS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOTOURISM; JELLYFISH; LIABILITY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

CUBOZOA; HEXAPODA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 77449161253     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750903345031     Document Type: Article

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