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| − | [[Image:Uses9.jpg|thumb|right]]Marine biodiversity provides the basis for a wide range of | + | [[Image:Uses9.jpg|thumb|right]]Marine biodiversity provides the basis for a wide range of leisure and recreational activities including: (sea) bird watching, |
rock pooling, beachcombing, sport fishing, recreational | rock pooling, beachcombing, sport fishing, recreational | ||
| − | diving, and whale-watching. The provision of | + | diving, and whale-watching. The provision of [[leisure and recreation]] |
results in significant employment opportunities.<ref>Beaumont, N.J.; Austen, M.C.; Atkins, J.P.; Burdon, D.; Degraer, S.; Dentinho, T.P.; Derous, S.; Holm, P.; Horton, T.; van Ierland, E.; Marboe, A.H.; Starkey, D.J.; Townsend, M.; Zarzycki, T. (2007). Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: implications for the ecosystem approach. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(3): 253-265 </ref> | results in significant employment opportunities.<ref>Beaumont, N.J.; Austen, M.C.; Atkins, J.P.; Burdon, D.; Degraer, S.; Dentinho, T.P.; Derous, S.; Holm, P.; Horton, T.; van Ierland, E.; Marboe, A.H.; Starkey, D.J.; Townsend, M.; Zarzycki, T. (2007). Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: implications for the ecosystem approach. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(3): 253-265 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 7 November 2008
Marine biodiversity provides the basis for a wide range of leisure and recreational activities including: (sea) bird watching,
rock pooling, beachcombing, sport fishing, recreational diving, and whale-watching. The provision of leisure and recreation results in significant employment opportunities.[1]
References
- ↑ Beaumont, N.J.; Austen, M.C.; Atkins, J.P.; Burdon, D.; Degraer, S.; Dentinho, T.P.; Derous, S.; Holm, P.; Horton, T.; van Ierland, E.; Marboe, A.H.; Starkey, D.J.; Townsend, M.; Zarzycki, T. (2007). Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: implications for the ecosystem approach. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(3): 253-265
