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BLACK SEA YAHTING: POSSIBILITES AND LIMITATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
Krymskij Naučnyj Vestnik, 2016 The article discusses some of the issues associated with the international practice of registration of foreign-yacht in the Black Sea ports of Russia. The development of nautical tourism in the Republic of the Crimea is given special attention.
Viktor Selivanov
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Sunshine Duration in Brazil From Meteosat (1983–2020): Climatology, Variability and Long‐Term Trends
International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.Using nearly four decades of Meteosat satellite data (1983–2020), this study presents a country‐wide climatology of sunshine duration (SDU) in Brazil. The results reveal marked regional contrasts, dominant modes of variability, and significant long‐term trends, providing new information on the most relevant meteorological systems that influence SDU and
Maria Lívia Lins Mattos Gava +2 more
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Coral Reef Electronic Chart Initiative, Protecting Corals, Saving Ships [PDF]
, 2005 The Office of Coast Survey, NOAA is conducting a pilot project in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to convert existing coral, marine protected areas (MPA) and other marine GIS information into a format suitable for use with shipboard Electronic
Alexander, Lee, Ries, Kathryn L
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Heatwave Characteristics and Trends Across Eight Japanese Cities
International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.Heatwaves occur with high likelihood across Japan. Strong north–south contrasts exist in heatwave characteristics. Southern locations experience more frequent, longer, and more intense heatwaves. Since 1955 there has been an increase in heatwave frequency, duration, and cumulative heat, particularly for nocturnal heatwaves. ABSTRACT This study provides
Glenn McGregor, Asuka Suzuki‐Parker
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Types of tourism and residents' attitudes: the case of Ibiza
Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo, 2014 The types and forms of tourism and, above all, perception and attitude of tourists influence how evolving attitudes of residents. But the vast majority of studies of residents' attitudes discussed the tourism sector as a whole, with few cases that focus ...
José Ramón Cardona
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A simple index for assessing cumulative human impacts on mountain lakes
Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.Abstract Mountain lakes are highly sensitive ecosystems and effective sentinels of environmental change, yet the exposure and magnitude of the human footprint remain poorly quantified. In this study, we develop a simple and non‐invasive abiotic index to assess cumulative pressures on mountain lakes. The proposed index integrates eight variables grouped
Clara Sáez +3 more
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Trouble in the Caribbean: Responses to a Potential Chinese-Bahamian Bilateral Fishing Agreement [PDF]
, 2018 As of 2011, the Caribbean Sea was one of the only fisheries unoccupied by China’s Distant Water Fleet (DWF). However, in 2016, officials from the People’s Republic of China and the Bahamas discussed a proposal for a bilateral commercial fishing agreement
Elliott, Kyle
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CONVERSION OF THE HYDRO-CLIMATIC RESOURCES IN TOURISM ATTRACTORS IN ROŞIA MONTANĂ-ABRUD MINING AREA [PDF]
Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2015 This paper aims to analyze water and climate resources from Roşia Montană-Abrud mining area and to emphasize the necessity to transform these resources into tourism attractors.
JURJ MARIA-ADINA
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Blackpool and The Fylde College: report from the Inspectorate (FEFC inspection report; 53/95 and 60/98) [PDF]
, 1998 Comprises two Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) inspection reports for the periods 1994/95 and 1997 ...
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Different aspects of ecological systems, biotic or abiotic, often fluctuate in coordinated patterns over space and time. Such high concordance between ecological processes is often referred to as ecological synchrony. Human activities, including and beyond climate change, have the potential to alter ecological synchrony by disrupting or ...
Yiluan Song +9 more
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