Tourism, biodiversity and protected areas – Review from northern Fennoscandia.
Tourist numbers in northern Fennoscandia outweigh those in other northern boreal - arctic regions, which creates a specific need to evaluate the impacts of tourism. This review 1) identifies patterns and trends in the vegetation and wildlife of northern Fennoscandian terrestrial ecosystems as a cons...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 169; pp. 58 - 67 |
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Academic Press Inc.
Mar2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=112827293&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 112827293 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 03014797 EMJ jtl: Journal of Environmental Management issn: 03014797 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2016 vid: 169 pid: 735 pub: Academic Press Inc. artinfo: ui: 112827293 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.12.011 ppf: 58 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Tourism, biodiversity and protected areas – Review from northern Fennoscandia. aug: au: Tolvanen, Anne Kangas, Katja affil: Natural Resources Institute Finland and Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 413, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Finland Natural Resources Institute Finland, P.O. Box 413, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Finland su: Scandinavia Protected areas Biodiversity Biocomplexity Comparative biology sug: subj: Scandinavia Protected areas Biodiversity Biocomplexity Comparative biology keyword: Alien species Animal behavior Nature protection Recovery Tourist resort Trampling Alien species Animal behavior Nature protection Recovery Tourist resort Trampling ab: Tourist numbers in northern Fennoscandia outweigh those in other northern boreal - arctic regions, which creates a specific need to evaluate the impacts of tourism. This review 1) identifies patterns and trends in the vegetation and wildlife of northern Fennoscandian terrestrial ecosystems as a consequence of tourism and recreation, 2) discusses the implications of findings in terms of the intensity, area and magnitude of impacts, changing climate and management needs under increasing tourist pressure, and 3) identifies research gaps. The reviewed studies show negative environmental and biodiversity impacts that are most pronounced near tourist resorts. The most sensitive plants, birds and mammals decline or disappear from the disturbed sites, and the species composition shifts from ‘wild’ species to cultural and human associated species. There is little research on the spread of alien species, but the few examples show that alien species can be promoted by tourism activities. Impacts of the use of motorized vehicles have not been widely studied either, despite the extensive track network which can cause disturbance to wildlife. The integrated impacts of tourism and climate change on the vegetation and wildlife was not addressed directly in any of the reviewed studies. In addition, little research has been done on carrying out restoration at tourist areas. Scientific research on these topics is needed to prevent, minimize or restore the most negative ecological impacts of tourism and recreation. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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