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Tourism and Recreation Impacts: 2008 Publications

Danovaro, R., Bongiorni, L., Corinaldesi, C., Giovannelli, D., Damiani, E., Astolfi, P., Greci, L., and Pusceddu, A.  Sunscreens cause coral bleaching by promoting viral infections.  Environmental Health Perspectives 116(4): 441-447, 2008.

Engeman, R.M., Duquesnel, J.A., Cowan, E.M., Smith, H.T., Shwiff, S.A., and Karlin, M.  Assessing boat damage to seagrass bed habitat in a Florida park from a bioeconomics perspective.  Journal of Coastal Research 24(2): 527-532, 2008.

Everitt, J., Massam, B.H., Chávez-Dagostino, R.M., Espinosa Sánchez, R., and Andrade Romo, E.  The imprints of tourism on Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.  Canadian Geographer 52(1): 83-104, 2008.

Higham, J.E.S. and Bejder, L.  Managing wildlife-based tourism:  Edging slowly towards sustainability?  Current Issues in Tourism 11(1): 75-83, 2008.

Smith, J.R., Fong, P., and Ambrose, R.F.  The impacts of human visitation on mussel bed communities along the California coast:  Are regulatory marine reserves effective in protecting these communities?  Environmental Management 41(4): 599-612, 2008.