Recreational Diving Impacts on Coral Reefs and the Adoption of Environmentally Responsible Practices within the SCUBA Diving Industry

Environmental Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 107-116

  Roche, Ronan C ^a   Harvey, Chloe V ^b   Harvey, James J ^b   Kavanagh, Alan P ^b   McDonald, Meaghan ^b   Stein Rostaing, Vivienne R ^b   Turner, John R ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Reef World Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Diving; Responsible diving; SCUBA diving impacts; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

CORAL REEF; DIVING; RESPONSIBLE DIVING; SCUBA DIVING; TOURISM;

REEFS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPLIANCE; CORAL REEF; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; GROUP SIZE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SCUBA DIVING; TOURISM;

ADOPTION; BEHAVIOR; CORAL REEF; DIVING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); PHILIPPINES; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRY; PROCEDURES; RECREATION;

PHILIPPINES;

ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; PHILIPPINES; RECREATION;

EID: 84964054271     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-016-0696-0     Document Type: Article

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