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Rapid and intensive survey methods were used to measure coral breakage by snorkelers on a Maldivian resort reef. On the most impacted section of reef, breakage over a one month period was estimated at 17% of susceptible coral cover and 7% of total coral cover.
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Allison, W.R. Snorkeler damage to reef corals in the Maldive Islands. Coral Reefs 15, 215–218 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01787454
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