Eco-touristic snorkelling routes at Marinha beach (Algarve): Environmental education and human impacts

Marine Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-69

  Rangel, M O ^a   Pita, C B ^a,b,c   Goncalves J M S ^a   Oliveira, F ^a   Costa, C ^b   Erzini, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eco routes; Environmental awareness; Environmental education; Environmental impacts; Environmental interpretation; Snorkelling

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ALGARVE; PORTUGAL;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84930934595     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.05.017     Document Type: Article

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