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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Judy Foster-Smith, Dr Dr AC Birchenough Birchenough, Emeritus Professor Stewart Evans, Dr Jane Prince
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There are concerns that Cable Beach, which is of outstanding natural beauty and a major tourist attraction for Broome and the Kimberley region of northwest Australia, is suffering damage from recreational use, particularly that caused by off-road vehicles. To assess current levels of human impact on the shore and its fauna, the southern-most kilometer of the Beach, covering an area to which vehicles had access and an adjacent area closed to vehicles, was surveyed for human usage and shore crab abundance. Human usage over the recording period was high in the area with high vehicular access. The amount of litter, although considerable, was well below that recorded in some other tourist destinations elsewhere in the world. Burrows of both the ghost crabs Ocypode spp, and the sand bubbler, Scopimera inflata, were less numerous in areas of high vehicle use than those of low use. Both species may be valuable in monitoring human impacts on Cable Beach.
Author(s): Foster-Smith J, Birchenough AC, Evans SM, Prince J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Coastal Management
Year: 2007
Volume: 35
Issue: 2-3
Pages: 181-194
ISSN (print): 0892-0753
ISSN (electronic): 1521-0421
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08920750601042302
DOI: 10.1080/08920750601042302
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