Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts, and ManagementThe 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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Cave entrance Stalagmites Stalactites Cave interior M Periodic water flow Pool Pool Sink hole ΛΑ Flow stone slope Figure 3.14 Conceptual diagram of cave habitats notes that there are now some 650 - tourist caves with lighting systems ...
Cave entrance Stalagmites Stalactites Cave interior M Periodic water flow Pool Pool Sink hole ΛΑ Flow stone slope Figure 3.14 Conceptual diagram of cave habitats notes that there are now some 650 - tourist caves with lighting systems ...
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Organic matter , derived from ecosystems outside the cave , enters the cave system in the form of guano deposited by birds and bats that roost in caves . The reliance on energy derived from outside the cave system makes cave fauna ...
Organic matter , derived from ecosystems outside the cave , enters the cave system in the form of guano deposited by birds and bats that roost in caves . The reliance on energy derived from outside the cave system makes cave fauna ...
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or where land use change alters the chemistry of cave system drip water . Kiernan ( 1987 ) reports that clearing vegetation from above cave systems may result in increased soil surface temperatures which could then facilitate biological ...
or where land use change alters the chemistry of cave system drip water . Kiernan ( 1987 ) reports that clearing vegetation from above cave systems may result in increased soil surface temperatures which could then facilitate biological ...
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Contents
Types of tourism | 10 |
Tourisms Impacts in Natural Areas | 19 |
RecreationTourism Planning Frameworks | 22 |
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