Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia

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Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia. / Emang, Diana; Lundhede, Thomas; Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark.

In: Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 182, 2016, p. 436-445.

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Emang, D, Lundhede, T & Thorsen, BJ 2016, 'Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 182, pp. 436-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.033

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Emang, D., Lundhede, T., & Thorsen, B. J. (2016). Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Management, 182, 436-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.033

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Emang D, Lundhede T, Thorsen BJ. Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Management. 2016;182:436-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.033

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Emang, Diana ; Lundhede, Thomas ; Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark. / Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia. In: Journal of Environmental Management. 2016 ; Vol. 182. pp. 436-445.

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