Ecotourism snorkelling routes at Marinha Beach (Algarve)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 61, 2011, Pages 274-281

  Rangel Oliveira, Mafalda ^a   Pita, Cristina ^b   Gonçalves, Jorge Manuel Santos ^a   Leite, Laura ^a,c   Costa, Carlos ^a   Erzini, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

beach; biodiversity; ecotourism; snorkelling; sustainability

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; DATA ACQUISITION; DIVING; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ALGARVE; LEIRIA [PORTUGAL]; MARINHA GRANDE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84879087436     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI61-001.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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