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Perceived diving impacts and managment implications at a popular South African reef
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Coral reefs are threatened by impacts such as from scuba diving, and ongoing research is required to assess diving impacts, diver behavior and environmental knowledge. This study investigated perceived diving impacts, reef ...
Impact of off-road vehicles (ORVs) on ghost crabs of sandy beaches with traffic restrictions: a case study of Sodwana Bay, South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
Off-road vehicles (ORVs) are popular in coastal recreation, although they have negative impacts on sandy shores. In South Africa, ORVs are banned from most coastal areas, while some areas are designated for restricted ORV ...
Ghost crab populations respond to changing morphodynamic and habitat properties on sandy beaches
(Elsevier, 2015)
The morphodynamic state and habitat properties of microtidal sandy beaches largely account for variations
in macrofauna structure. In ecological theory, the habitat harshness hypothesis and the habitat
safety hypothesis ...
Beachgoers' demands vs. Blue Flag Aims in South Africa?
(Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 2015)
The Blue Flag is a beach award aimed to preserve features of the beach environment. While it is assumed that the Blue Flag attracts tourism, this depends on factors such as the socio-demographic background of beachgoers, ...
Managing beaches and beachgoers: lessons from and for the Blue Flag award
(Elsevier, 2015)
The Blue Flag is a beach award scheme adopted by coastal municipalities to manage beaches and attract
tourism. This paper evaluates beachgoers' views of the Blue Flag award in South Africa, and examines
these in the light ...
Estimating animal populations and body sizes from burrows: Marine ecologists have their heads buried in the sand
(Elsevier, 2016)
Most ecological studies require knowledge of animal abundance, but it can be challenging and destructive of habitat to obtain accurate density estimates for cryptic species, such as crustaceans that tunnel deeply into the ...
Human threats to sandy beaches: a meta-analysis of ghost crabs illustrates global anthropogenic impacts
(Elsevier, 2016)
Beach and coastal dune systems are increasingly subjected to a broad range of anthropogenic pressures that on many shorelines require significant conservation and mitigation interventions. But these interventions require ...
The effects of stakeholder education and capacity building in marine protected areas: a case study from southern Mozambique
(Elsevier, 2019)
Stakeholder engagement is a critical component of marine protected area (MPA) management. Education and capacity-building initiatives, in particular, have the potential to empower stakeholders, promote collaboration, create ...
Managing diving impacts on reef ecosystems: analysis of putative, marine life preferences and experience on divers environmental perceptions
(Elsevier, 2013)
Scuba diving is a growing form of tourism reflecting positively on the economy of coastal communities. However, any negative impacts associated with scuba diving need to be prevented to safeguard the critical ecosystem ...
An assessment tool for sandy beaches: a case study for integrating beach description, human dimension, and economic factors to identify priority management issues
(Elsevier, 2016)
Sandy beaches offer invaluable services, the overexploitation of which threatens their survival. Management responses may be inappropriate, focussing on limited aspects of beaches and neglecting key characteristics. This ...