Evaluating the attractiveness and effectiveness of artificial coral reefs as a recreational ecosystem service

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 203, Issue , 2017, Pages 448-456

  Belhassen, Yaniv ^a   Rousseau, Meghan ^a   Tynyakov, Jenny ^b,c   Shashar, Nadav ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ecological aesthetic; Ecosystem services; Human ecology; Recreational diving; Sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTIFICIAL REEFS; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL ESTHETIC; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; HUMAN ECOLOGY; ONLINE SURVEYS; RECREATIONAL DIVING; RED SEA; SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

REEFS;

ARTIFICIAL REEF; CORAL REEF; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOTOURISM; ESTHETICS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TRAINING;

BEHAVIOR; CORAL REEF; DIVING; ECOLOGY; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TOURISM; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EILAT; INDIAN OCEAN; ISRAEL; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; ISRAEL;

EID: 85028023128     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.08.020     Document Type: Article

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