Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts, and ManagementChannel View Publications, 2002 - 340 pages The book covers all facets of tourism in natural areas. The book is underpinned by a strong foundation of environmental understanding. It then describes the range of impacts, which occur when tourism takes place in the natural environment and illustrates how managers can plan, develop and appropriately manage tourism developments in natural areas. Finally, the book addresses ongoing management concerns such as monitoring environmental change and the need to introduce appropriate management strategies. |
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Page 53
... island biota and the problem of invasive species Many island ecosystems are ecologically fragile due to their relative small size and unique evolutionary development ( see later ) . At the same time some of this fragility is also ...
... island biota and the problem of invasive species Many island ecosystems are ecologically fragile due to their relative small size and unique evolutionary development ( see later ) . At the same time some of this fragility is also ...
Page 54
... island populations of four out of six species of plant tested . It was concluded that the island populations are more vulnerable to herbivory because they lacked the better - developed defences of their mainland counterparts . Bowen and ...
... island populations of four out of six species of plant tested . It was concluded that the island populations are more vulnerable to herbivory because they lacked the better - developed defences of their mainland counterparts . Bowen and ...
Page 340
... Islands , Indonesia 193 Lorentz National Park , Indonesia 192 Macquarie Island , Australia 192 Macquarie Marshes , New South Wales , Australia 132 Malaysia 28 , 62 , 72 , 149 Maldives , India 59 , 118 Marion Island , South Africa 53 ...
... Islands , Indonesia 193 Lorentz National Park , Indonesia 192 Macquarie Island , Australia 192 Macquarie Marshes , New South Wales , Australia 132 Malaysia 28 , 62 , 72 , 149 Maldives , India 59 , 118 Marion Island , South Africa 53 ...
Contents
Spectrum of recreation opportunities | 22 |
The Ecological Perspective | 24 |
xi | 65 |
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Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts, and Management David Newsome,Susan A. Moore,Ross Kingston Dowling No preview available - 2002 |
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activities animals applied approach assessment Banff National Park Barrier Reef behaviour birds Bob Marshall Wilderness camping campsites carrying capacity cave centre chapter communities coral reef corridors damage disturbance ecological ecosystems Ecotourism effects environmental impacts Environmental Management erosion example facilities Forest Service groups habitat Hammitt & Cole human increased indicators interpretation Island Kakadu National Park Kruger National Park Land Management landscape Leung levels Liddle Limits of Acceptable located management actions Marion McArthur measure ment monitoring programme Mountains natural area tourism natural environment nutrients off-road vehicles opportunity classes planning frameworks plants population potential problems protected areas rainforest reduced Research reserves resource result river roads social soil species stakeholders standards Stankey Stirling Range survey techniques tion tour tourism development trampling trees tropical vegetation visitor impacts visitor management visitor monitoring visitor numbers Warren National Park Western Australia wilderness areas wildlife zone