Boating impacts to seagrass in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA: Links with physical and visitor-use factors and implications for management

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1117-1128

  Hallac, David E ^a   Sadle, Jimi ^b   Pearlstine, Leonard ^b   Herling, Fred ^b   Shinde, Dilip ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks   (United States)

Author keywords

groundings; marine protected areas; propeller; recreational impacts; scarring

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; BOATING; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GROUNDING (VESSEL); HUMAN ACTIVITY; IMAGERY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE PARK; NATIONAL PARK; SEAGRASS; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870325572     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12025     Document Type: Article

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