Recreational impacts on the fauna of Australian coastal marine ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2096-2108

  Hardiman, Nigel ^a   Burgin, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boating; Nature based tourism impacts; Non indigenous introductions; Recreational fishing; Recreational infrastructure impacts; SCUBA; Water pollution; Wildlife disturbance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION;

BOATING; COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; NATURE-BASED TOURISM; NATURE-BASED TOURISM IMPACT; NON-INDIGENOUS; NON-INDIGENOUS INTRODUCTION; RECREATIONAL FISHINGS; RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT; SCUBA; WILDLIFE DISTURBANCE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS;

ANGLING; BOATING; COASTAL ZONE; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGISLATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SCUBA DIVING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC FAUNA; AUSTRALIA; BIODEGRADATION; COASTAL WATERS; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREDICTION; RECREATION; REVIEW; TOURISM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955513372     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.06.012     Document Type: Review

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