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Tourism and Recreation Impacts: 2004 Publications

Ananthaswamy, A.  Massive growth of ecotourism worries biologists.  New Scientist 181(2437): 6-7, 2004.

Asoh, K., Yoshikawa, T., Kosaki, R., and Marschall, E.A.  Damage to cauliflower coral by monofilament fishing lines in Hawaii.  Conservation Biology 18(6): 1645-1650, 2004.

Barker, N.H.L. and Roberts, C.M.  Scuba diver behaviour and the management of diving impacts on coral reefs.  Biological Conservation 120(4): 481-489, 2004.

Beale, C.M. and Monaghan, P.  Human disturbance: people as predation-free predators?  Journal of Applied Ecology 41(2): 335-343, 2004.

Beardall, J. and Raven, J.A.  The potential effects of global climate change on microalgal photosynthesis, growth and ecology.  Phycologia 43(1): 26-40, 2004.

Buckstaff, K.C.  Effects of watercraft noise on the acoustic behavior of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, Florida.  Marine Mammal Science 20(4): 709-725, 2004.

Burger, J., Jeitner, C., Clark, K., and Niles, L.J.  The effect of human activities on migrant shorebirds: successful adaptive management.  Environmental Conservation 31(4): 283-288, 2004.

Chiappone, M., Swanson, D.W., Miller, S.L., and Dienes, H.  Spatial distribution of lost fishing gear on fished and protected offshore reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.  Caribbean Journal of Science 40(3): 312-326, 2004.

Coma, R., Pola, E., Ribes, M., and Zabala, M.  Long-term assessment of temperate octocoral mortality patterns, protected vs. unprotected areas.  Ecological Applications 14(5): 1466-1478, 2004.

Constantine, R., Brunton, D.H., and Dennis, T.  Dolphin-watching tour boats change bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) behaviour.  Biological Conservation 117(3): 299-307, 2004.

Cooke, S.J. and Cowx, I.G.  The role of recreational fishing in global fish crises.  BioScience 54(9): 857-859, 2004.

Gorzelany, J.F.  Evaluation of boater compliance with manatee speed zones along the Gulf Coast of Florida.  Coastal Management  32(3): 215-226, 2004.
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Gossling, S., Kunkel, T., Schumacher, K., and Zilger, M.  Use of molluscs, fish, and other marine taxa by tourism in Zanzibar, Tanzania.   Biodiversity and Conservation 13(14): 2623-2639, 2004.

King, J.M. and Heinen, J.T.  An assessment of the behaviors of overwintering manatees as influenced by interactions with tourists at two sites in central Florida.  Biological Conservation 117(3): 227-234, 2004.

Lusseau, D.  Effects of tour boats on the behavior of bottlenose dolphins: Using Markov chains to model anthropogenic impacts.  Conservation Biology 17(6): 1785-1793, 2004.

Lusseau, D.  The hidden cost of tourism: Detecting long-term effects of tourism using behavioral information.  Ecology and Society 9(1): article 2, 2004.
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McClung, M.R., Seddon, P.J., Massaro, M., and Setiawan, A.N.  Nature-based tourism impacts on yellow-eyed penguins Megadyptes antipodes: does unregulated visitor access affect fledging weight and juvenile survival?   Biological Conservation 119(2): 279-285, 2004.

Nowacek, S.M., Wells, R.S., Owen, E.C.G., Speakman, T.R., Flamm, R.O., and Nowacek, D.P.  Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris, respond to approaching vessels. Biological Conservation 119(4): 517-523, 2004.

Samuels, A. and Bejder, L.  Chronic interaction between humans and free-ranging bottlenose dolphins near Panama City Beach, Florida, USA.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6(1): 69-77, 2004.

Semmens, B.X., Buhle, E.R., Salomon, A.K., and Pattengill-Semmens, C.V.  A hotspot of non-native marine fishes: evidence for the aquarium trade as an invasion pathway.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 266: 239-244, 2004.
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Shuman, C.S., Hodgson, G., and Ambrose, R.F.  Managing the marine aquarium trade: is eco-certification the answer?  Environmental Conservation 31(4): 339-348, 2004.