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 36
... organisms have a minimum water requirement below which stress , dehydration and death will occur . Living organisms that occupy arid environments have evolved mechanisms to avoid water loss and / or conserve the water content in their ...
... organisms have a minimum water requirement below which stress , dehydration and death will occur . Living organisms that occupy arid environments have evolved mechanisms to avoid water loss and / or conserve the water content in their ...
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... organisms to their environment : habitat and niche Habitat is the geographically located physical environment in which a species occurs . Occurring at various scales , habitats can be restricted areas such as a pool in a cave or within ...
... organisms to their environment : habitat and niche Habitat is the geographically located physical environment in which a species occurs . Occurring at various scales , habitats can be restricted areas such as a pool in a cave or within ...
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... organisms , allowing movement along the corridor and even dispersal into the matrix . The effi- ciency with which organisms can move from patch to patch will depend on the width of the corridor , as in the case of remnant vegetation ...
... organisms , allowing movement along the corridor and even dispersal into the matrix . The effi- ciency with which organisms can move from patch to patch will depend on the width of the corridor , as in the case of remnant vegetation ...
Contents
Spectrum of recreation opportunities | 22 |
The Ecological Perspective | 24 |
xi | 65 |
Copyright | |
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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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