An alternative approach for managing scuba diving in small marine protected areas

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Aquatic Conservation-marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

• Publication date

  2006-09-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/AQC.734
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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