Protecting sea turtles via ecotourism: The case of the TAMAR project in Praia do Forte, Bahia

Tourism in Brazil: Environment, Management and Segments

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 108-122

  Pegas, Fernanda de Vasconcellos ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84906474284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203121801     Document Type: Chapter

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