Assessing the impact of climate change on visitor behaviour and habitat use at the coast: A UK case study

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-313

  Coombes, Emma G ^a   Jones, Andy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Coastal management; Coastal tourism; Visitor activities

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; GIS; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; TOURISM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES;

EID: 77951257359     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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