Assessing patterns of recreational use in large marine parks: A case study from Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 330-340

  Smallwood, Claire B ^a   Beckley, Lynnath E ^a   Moore, Susan A ^a   Kobryn, Halina T ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; AERIAL SURVEYS; AUSTRALIA; BOAT TRAILERS; CORAL REEF; HERITAGE SITES; HIGH DENSITY; LARGE SIZES; MARINE PARK; POTENTIAL METHODS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; SPATIAL ACCURACY; SPATIAL EXTENT; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

BOATS; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PARKS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; FRINGING REEF; FUTURE PROSPECT; MARINE PARK; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SHORELINE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO MARINE PARK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79951674460     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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