Are we killing them with kindness? Evaluation of sustainable marine wildlife tourism

Biological Conservation

Volumn 209, Issue , 2017, Pages 211-222

  Trave, Claudia ^a   Brunnschweiler, Juerg ^a,b   Sheaves, Marcus ^a   Diedrich, Amy ^a   Barnett, Adam ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Independent Researcher   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecological impact; Ecotourism; Management; Marine wildlife tourism; Regulations; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NATURE CONSERVATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85013666333     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.02.020     Document Type: Review

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