Ecological carrying capacity assessment of diving site: A case study of Mabul Island, Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 183, Issue , 2016, Pages 253-259

  Zhang, Li Ye ^a   Chung, Shan shan ^a   Qiu, Jian wen ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Diving tourism; Ecological carrying capacity

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

CAPACITY ASSESSMENT; CASE-STUDIES; CORAL REEF; CURRENT LEVELS; DIVING TOURISM; ECOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; LINE TRANSECT METHODS; MALAYSIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

REEFS;

CARRYING CAPACITY; CORAL REEF; DIVING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; TOURISM; TRAINING;

CALCULATION; CORAL REEF; DIVING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALAYSIA; TOURISM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEASON;

BORNEO; EAST MALAYSIA; MABUL ISLAND; MALAYSIA; SABAH;

ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; DIVING; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; ISLANDS; MALAYSIA; SEASONS;

EID: 84990889858     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.075     Document Type: Article

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