Environmental effects of the cruise tourism boom: Sediment resuspension from cruise ships and the possible effects of increased turbidity and sediment deposition on corals (Bermuda)

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 659-679

  Jones, Ross J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; JUVENILE; LAGOON; PARTICLE SIZE; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRAP; SURVIVAL; TOURISM; TURBIDITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERMUDA; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 79960552258     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2011.1007     Document Type: Article

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