Recreational Diver Behavior and Contacts with Benthic Organisms in the Abrolhos National Marine Park, Brazil

Environmental Management

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 637-648

  Giglio, Vinicius J ^a,b   Luiz, Osmar J ^c   Schiavetti, Alexandre ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dive tourism; Management; Marine protected area; Scuba divers; South Atlantic; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERIES; MANAGEMENT;

DIVE TOURISM; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; SCUBA DIVERS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

REEFS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHIC FAUNA; CORAL REEF; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; GROUP SIZE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MARINE PARK; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BENTHOS; BRAZIL; CAMERA; CHILD; CORAL REEF; DIVER; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RECREATION;

ABROLHOS ARCHIPELAGO; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); BAHIA; BRAZIL;

ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; DIVING; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECREATION;

EID: 84957939654     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0628-4     Document Type: Article

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