The tourism carrying capacity of underwater trails in Isabel Island national park, Mexico

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 335-347

  Ríos Jara, Eduardo ^a   Galván Villa, Cristian Moisés ^a   Rodríguez Zaragoza, Fabián Alejandro ^a   López Uriarte, Ernesto ^a   Muñoz Fernández, Vicente Teófilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Diving; Island; Management; Pacific

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; CORRECTION FACTORS; DIVING; ECOTOURISM MANAGEMENT; ISLAND; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; PACIFIC;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT;

RISK PERCEPTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOTOURISM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PARK; NATIONAL PARK; SCUBA DIVING; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; TOURISM; TOURISM CARRYING CAPACITY; UNDERWATER TRAIL;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIVING; ECHINODERMATA; FISHES; GASTROPODA; HUMANS; ISLANDS; MEXICO; SEAWATER;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84880780548     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0047-3     Document Type: Article

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