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 39
... species has in the community ( the food it eats , its position in the food chain and the ways it competes for resources ) in combination with how it interacts with its environment . In this sense each species has its own specific set of ...
... species has in the community ( the food it eats , its position in the food chain and the ways it competes for resources ) in combination with how it interacts with its environment . In this sense each species has its own specific set of ...
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... species in lowland rainforest ecosystems with some 15,500 species in tropical America alone ( Collins , 1990 ) . They provide additional habitats for insects , spiders and small vertebrates in the middle and upper strata by trapping ...
... species in lowland rainforest ecosystems with some 15,500 species in tropical America alone ( Collins , 1990 ) . They provide additional habitats for insects , spiders and small vertebrates in the middle and upper strata by trapping ...
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... species because all individuals are located in one large reserve . Finally , although a single large reserve will contain more species than a single small one , several small reserves are more likely to contain more species than a ...
... species because all individuals are located in one large reserve . Finally , although a single large reserve will contain more species than a single small one , several small reserves are more likely to contain more species than a ...
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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