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 37
... result in the transfer of plants and animals to loca- tions where they do not normally occur . In these situations the ' alien ' species are often at an advantage because the new environment is usually devoid of any natural controls ...
... result in the transfer of plants and animals to loca- tions where they do not normally occur . In these situations the ' alien ' species are often at an advantage because the new environment is usually devoid of any natural controls ...
Page 73
... result in reduced biodiversity and threaten the valued ecological resources that tourism is centred upon . Because wildlife is an increasingly important , and sometimes highly specific , component of natural area tourism it important to ...
... result in reduced biodiversity and threaten the valued ecological resources that tourism is centred upon . Because wildlife is an increasingly important , and sometimes highly specific , component of natural area tourism it important to ...
Page 123
... result of curiosity can result in breakage and discol- oration . Besides speleothem deterioration , fauna such as bats may decline as a result of increased visitation to caves ( Craven , 1999 ) . Caves that receive large numbers of ...
... result of curiosity can result in breakage and discol- oration . Besides speleothem deterioration , fauna such as bats may decline as a result of increased visitation to caves ( Craven , 1999 ) . Caves that receive large numbers of ...
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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