Does use of tropical beaches by tourists and island residents result in damage to fringing coral reefs? A case study in Moorea French Polynesia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2251-2256

  Juhasz, Allison ^a   Ho, Ellen ^a   Bender, Erika ^a   Fong, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach use; Coral cover; Physical disturbance; Reef management; Size distribution; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; BEACH USE; COLONY SIZE; CORAL COVER; CORAL REEF; GLOBAL THREATS; IN-FIELD; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; PORITES; SHALLOW WATERS; SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; TOURISM;

REEFS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BEACHES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MARINE POLLUTION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOURISM;

ACROPORA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHING; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); NONHUMAN; PORITES; ROWING; SEASHORE; TOURISM;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BATHING BEACHES; CORAL REEFS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; POLYNESIA; POPULATION DENSITY; RECREATION; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

MOOREA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 78650205550     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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