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Radder, Laetitia, Xiliang Han, and Elizna Theron. "Value perceptions of private game reserve visitors and managers: an exploratory study." African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 7, no. 1 (2016): 75–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajems-08-2014-0056.
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Purpose – After identifying those underlying consumer value dimensions associated with the private game reserve experience, and their contribution to visitors’ behavioral intentions, the purpose of this paper is to compare managers’ and visitors’ perceptions of value experienced and value delivered. Design/methodology/approach – Two similar questionnaires with five-point Likert scales gathered the perceptions of 30 managers and 162 visitors. Data analysis included factor analysis, multiple regression analysis and an independent-samples t-test. Findings – Consumer value comprises seven dimensions. Managers’ perceptions of value delivered exceeded visitors’ perceptions of value experienced on all seven dimensions. Statistically significant differences existed for emotional value, monetary price, behavioral price, novelty and social value, but not for reputation and quality. Research limitations/implications – Results cannot be generalized and must be interpreted with caution due to the small samples and the South African wildlife focus. The resulting measuring scale can be further refined and applied to a larger sample of reserves and visitors in an international environment, particularly in African countries known for wildlife tourism. Practical implications – The results suggest a need to align managers’ and customers’ perspectives to optimize consumer value. Identifying perception gaps will prevent resources being spent on elements not valued by customers, and closing gaps will help improve visitor satisfaction and retention. Originality/value – Few studies have examined consumer value in a wildlife context, or simultaneously from a manager and customer perspective. This study identified latent value dimensions and gaps in value perceptions associated with private game reserves.
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Kovrikov, Roman V. "Reorganization of the “Peterhof ” State Museum-Reserve in the 21st century." Issues of Museology 11, no. 2 (2020): 114–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu27.2020.201.
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The article reveals the content of the “Peterhof ” State Museum-Reserve’s stages of modernization in 2009–2020, analyzes the effectiveness of measures developed by the management of the museum-reserve to support new areas of development, and presents the stages of transformation of a linear management system to a multi-level museum complex. The basis for the article are reports and a number of program documents from the “Peterhof ” State Museum-Reserve, made available for scientific circulation for the first time. The key document of the analysis is the Concept of Development of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture “State Museum- Reserve” Peterhof “for the period 2012–2016, which formulates the main theses of the museum’s transition to a strategic planning system. Along with the preservation of traditional museum functions, in the practical activities of the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve special attention is paid to the innovations introduced in museum practices of the 21st century: creating a museum management system and museum policy in general, a system of external museum communications, a museum positioning system and organizing sustainable interaction with visitors. Relevant components of the concept “image of a modern museum-reserve” are revealed, which correlate with the practical activities of the departments and divisions of the museum under analysis. The author proposes and substantiates an innovative system of continuous visitor support, in which it becomes possible to effectively manage the interaction of the museum and the visitor. The most important economic result of the modernization of the museum-reserve is the formation of effective mechanisms that improve the work of the museum in the conditions of market relations and allow for the establishment of a stable system of interaction with visitors. The presented experience of the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve can become a guide for Russian regional museums-reserves when choosing directions for the development of museum complexes.
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ARKLINA, Anda, Kristine GRINBERGA, Nripendra SINGH, and Agita LIVINA. "Influence of Cognitive and Emotional Advertisements on Biosphere Reserve Image and Visitation Intention for Youth." Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 11, no. 6 (2020): 1391. http://dx.doi.org/10.14505/jemt.v11.6(46).09.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the role of the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve’s image (functional, symbolic and experiential) in building young visitors’ intentions to visit biosphere reserves. Integrated research methods were used. An online survey was conducted for data collection (n=295), and focus group discussions and observations (three groups - two from Latvia and one from Estonia) were conducted about youth traveling behavior in the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling were used to analyze data. Findings showed that the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve has a weak image in the perception of young people. Most respondents agreed that visiting biosphere reserves relieves stress, helps them to socialize, and allows them to escape from daily routine; additionally, they noted that they would visit protected areas more often if they would see their friends visiting them. Youth 15–19 was more excited, pleasureful, and excited about visiting biosphere reserves, but youth 20–25 was more neutral about it. Both groups agreed that there was a lack of advertisements and visibility of these areas on social media platforms. Research results showed that improving functional, symbolic, and emotional images of the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve will have a positive effect on youth visiting and revisiting intentions.
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Wasilewski, Maciej, Barbara Szulczewska, and Renata Giedych. "Visitors’ Perception of Urban Nature Reserves in Poland." Sustainability 11, no. 14 (2019): 3768. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11143768.
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The importance of green areas for the well-being of city dwellers, upgrading their living conditions and health, has been discussed in a great number of publications. Relatively few studies have been devoted to urban natural protected areas. These areas are distinct due to the very often conflicting goals of their establishment and the social functions that they perform. Legal regulations concerning the establishment and management of these areas in force in Poland do not take into account the conditions mentioned above. Therefore, it seems justified to change the regulations and to establish a separate form of nature protection, particularly in the case of the nature reserves, as these most often appear in Polish cities and have the highest protection status. In order to support or refute this stipulation, the urban nature reserve (UNR) visitors were questioned (through a survey available online for six months in 2018). Eight-hundred and sixty-nine respondents took part in the survey. It revealed that most of the respondents perceived nature reserves located in cities as recreational areas; however, they were also aware of their multifunctional character. Such results support the conclusion that in order to effectively manage this type of area in cities, a concept of distinctive urban conservation areas should be developed.
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Viirret, Elina, Kaisa Raatikainen, Nora Fagerholm, Niina Käyhkö, and Petteri Vihervaara. "Ecosystem Services at the Archipelago Sea Biosphere Reserve in Finland: A Visitor Perspective." Sustainability 11, no. 2 (2019): 421. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11020421.
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO’s) Biosphere Reserves aim to be flagships of sustainable landscapes. Many of them are important locations for tourism and leisure activities. We explored the perceptions of short-term visitors and summer residents on ecosystem services (ESs) tied to characteristic habitats of the Archipelago Sea Biosphere Reserve in Finland. During holiday season, we conducted structured on-field interviews with 74 Biosphere Reserve visitors. From these data, we gained information on the visitors’ appreciation of different ESs and the selected habitats. We also derived habitat-specific ES profiles. Excluding the reedbeds, most habitats were both highly valued and considered as important producers of the listed ESs. The derived ES profiles were partially overlapping and inclined towards appreciation of cultural services, and the importance of scenery was highlighted. Provisioning services were not particularly appreciated. We discovered several linkages among biodiversity, ESs, and recreational land uses. Certain habitats were found to be in need of protection under high recreational land-use pressure, but also potential synergies were found. Our method introduces an important socio-cultural perspective into the region’s land management that aims to find a balance between the protection of the Biosphere Reserve’s unique biodiversity and the need to support sustainable local livelihoods and tourism.
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Abang Abdurahman, Abang Zainoren, Syerina Azlin Md Nasir, Wan Fairos Wan Yaacob, Serah Jaya, and Suhaili Mokhtar. "Spatio-Temporal Clustering of Sarawak Malaysia Total Protected Area Visitors." Sustainability 13, no. 21 (2021): 11618. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132111618.
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Based on data of visitors to national parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries in Sarawak, this study’s objective is to use the spatial and temporal analysis to describe the underlying trend and temporal pattern of local and foreign visitors and ultimately infer the temporal distribution of visitors to 18 different TPAs. The second aim of the study is to cluster the visitors according to the location of TPAs using Wards hierarchical clustering method. By comparing average monthly visitors’ count, we observed that the average number of monthly visitors significantly reflects the distribution concentration of visitors based on the spatial map. Findings indicate that the monthly distributions of local and foreign visitors differ according to different TPAs. The spatial and temporal analysis found that local visitors’ arrival is high at the end of the year while foreign visitors showed significant arrival during the months of July, August and September. The Wards minimum variance method was able to cluster TPAs local and foreign visitors into very high, high, medium and low visitor area. This study provides additional information that could contribute to identifying the periods of highest visitor pressure, design measures to manage the concentration of visitors and improve the overall visitors’ experience. The findings of the study are also important to respective local authorities in providing information for planning and monitoring tourism in TPAs. Consecutively, this will ensure sustainability of TPAs resources while protecting their biodiversity.
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SANZHEEV, Erdeni, Nima RADNAEV, Tatyana TSYRENDORZHIEVA, and Sendema SHIRAPOVA. "Prospects of ecological tourism development in Northern Asia protected natural areas. The case of Dzherginsky Reserve (Republic of Buryatia)." Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories 14, no. 4 (2022): 521–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.21177/1998-4502-2022-14-4-521-528.
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The purpose of the study is to explore the current state of tourism development in natural protected areas Republic of Buryatia using the case of Dzherginsky Reserve and to identify favorable and negative factors influencing the development of tourism, to determine the main directions for the development of ecological tourism on its territory. Research methods. The main research method was the comparative geographical method. This method helped reveal the features of the development of tourism in Dzherginsky Reserve in comparison with Baikalsky and Barguzinsky Reserves. The statistical method using the dynamics of visitors in the reserves the Republic of Buryatia was determined. In article shown the number of visitors in Dzherginsky reserve is less than in other reserves. The main prerequisites analyzed for the development of tourism in the reserve and factors identified hindering its development. The cartographic method applied in the analysis of the economic-geographical and transport-geographical position of the reserve. On the method of analogies based, identified and substantiated promising directions for the development of ecological tourism in Dzherginsky Reserve. Research results. In the course of the work carried out, that the main factors revealed hindering the development of tourism in Dzherginsky Reserve are the transport inaccessibility of the territory, the lack of access roads with a hard surface, and the environmental and educational nature of the activity. The analysis showed that since 2008 observed the positive dynamics of the number of reserve visitors. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a decrease in the number of tourists, which is a temporary phenomenon. The reserve has developed five ecological tours designed for tourists with physical training. The reserve has an ethnotourist complex to accommodate tourists. Conclusions. The development of ecological tourism is a promising area of activity for Dzherginsky reserve, for which there are all prerequisites. However, in order for ecological tourism to be profitable, cooperation with government agencies, representatives of the tourist industry and the local population is necessary. In this regard, it is important to use the existing experience of Baikalsky reserve in training the local population and attracting tourists to serve. At the present stage, it is necessary to develop program documents in which it is necessary to provide for measures to mitigate adverse factors.
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Sidorchuk, Natalia V., Michail V. Maslov, and Vyacheslav V. Rozhnov. "Role of badger setts in life of other carnivores." Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae 13, no. 1 (2015): 81–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.21697/seb.2015.13.1.04.
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A study of interspecific interactions of European (Meles meles) and Asian (M. leucurus) badgers with other carnivores at badger setts was carried out in Darwin Reserve (European part of Russia) and in Ussuriisk Reserve (Russian Far East) in 2006-2011. We used camera traps for the registration of visits of carnivore mammals to the badger setts. Overall, 11 species were recorded. In both reserves, badger setts attract carnivore species during the whole year. Some predators visit badger setts regularly. The visitors can be divided into two groups: species searching shelter, or searching prey. The first group includes raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides and red fox Vulpes vulpes. Raccoon dog was the most frequent visitor in both study areas (34 visits in Darwin reserve and 73 in Ussuriisk reserve). The second group includes lynx Lynx lynx and wolf Canis lupus in Darwin reserve and Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus, brown bear U. arctos, yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula aterrima and lynx Lynx lynx in Ussuriisk reserve. Smaller predators are also included into the second group because they can find prey at badger setts too: leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura, sable Martes zibellina and Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica in Ussuriisk reserve and European pine marten Martes martes in Darwin reserve. No cases of aggressive interactions between the badgers and the visitors were recorded. But we noted two cases of change of sett owners and one case when raccoon dog removed dead badger cubs from the sett.
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Długoński, Andrzej, Thilo Wellmann, and Dagmar Haase. "Old-Growth Forests in Urban Nature Reserves: Balancing Risks for Visitors and Biodiversity Protection in Warsaw, Poland." Land 12, no. 2 (2023): 275. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12020275.
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Urban nature reserves in Poland are precious relics of ancient nature with preserved biodiversity. They consist of valuable trees several 100 years old, are biodiverse, and are valuable recreational spaces right in and around cities. It is therefore critical to manage tradeoffs between visitor safety due to, e.g., falling dead branches and the need for old-grown trees for biodiversity conservation. This study aimed to determine whether airborne laser scanning data (LiDAR) can confirm that trees exhibiting the worst crown defoliation are the first to be damaged in storms. Our results show that during Storm Eunice in 2022, the detected defoliated trees, in fact, were damaged the most. Despite such evidence available to the city, no targeted changes to the management of the reserves were taken after the storm. One of the forests was completely closed to visitors; in the other forest, areas with damaged trees were fenced off, and then, the remaining branches and fallen trees were removed to make the forest available for recreation. Using available evidence such as LiDAR data, we propose more targeted and nuanced forms of managing biodiversity conservation in conjunction with visitor safety. This includes the establishment of priority areas, visitor information, and visitor management. This way, airborne laser scanning and Geographic Information Systems can be used to balance management needs accounting for both biodiverse old-grown forest structures while at the same time providing added safety for visitors.
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Długoński, Andrzej, Wellmann Thilo, and Dagmar Haase. "Old-Growth Forests in Urban Nature Reserves: Balancing Risks for Visitors and Biodiversity Protection in Warsaw, Poland." Land 12, no. 2 (2023): 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020275.
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Urban nature reserves in Poland are precious relics of ancient nature with preserved biodiversity. They consist of valuable trees several 100 years old, are biodiverse, and are valuable recreational spaces right in and around cities. It is therefore critical to manage tradeoffs between visitor safety due to, e.g., falling dead branches and the need for old-grown trees for biodiversity conservation. This study aimed to determine whether airborne laser scanning data (LiDAR) can confirm that trees exhibiting the worst crown defoliation are the first to be damaged in storms. Our results show that during Storm Eunice in 2022, the detected defoliated trees, in fact, were damaged the most. Despite such evidence available to the city, no targeted changes to the management of the reserves were taken after the storm. One of the forests was completely closed to visitors; in the other forest, areas with damaged trees were fenced off, and then, the remaining branches and fallen trees were removed to make the forest available for recreation. Using available evidence such as LiDAR data, we propose more targeted and nuanced forms of managing biodiversity conservation in conjunction with visitor safety. This includes the establishment of priority areas, visitor information, and visitor management. This way, airborne laser scanning and Geographic Information Systems can be used to balance management needs accounting for both biodiverse old-grown forest structures while at the same time providing added safety for visitors.
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Turkey Al-Khawaldeh, Lamees, and Ghazy Ali Al-Badayneh. "The Impact of Applying Quality Standards on Improving Environmental Tourism Services for Natural Reserves in Southern Jordan." International Journal of Business and Management 16, no. 7 (2021): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v16n7p119.
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This study aimed at identifying the impact of applying quality standards on improving environmental tourism services of natural reserves in southern Jordan, the study population consisted of (5946) visitors from all natural reserves in southern Jordan. The descriptive analytical survey method was used, the study conducted a field survey using a questionnaire which was distributed to a six hundred (600) visitors from the nature reserves in southern Jordan who were chosen by a simple random method. The results of statistical analysis using the statistical program for social sciences (SPSS) showed that there is a statistically significant impact of applying quality standards (security and safety, accessibility, and Originality) on improving environmental tourism services in natural reserves in southern Jordan, in light of the study results, the study recommends the administration of natural reserves in southern Jordan to develop a plan to ensure the improvement of its eco-tourism services, by constantly applying quality standards.
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Ahmad, Habibah, Hamzah Jusoh, Ah Choy Er, and Mushrifah Idris. "UNPACKING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE TOURISM FROM THE ACADEMIC TOURISTS’ PERSPECTIVES: A CASE OF TASIK CHINI." Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management 5, no. 21 (2020): 163–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/jthem.5210010.
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Biosphere reserves are well recognized as a ‘learning site’ for reconciling conservation, development, and learning functions. Being a learning site, the Biosphere reserves received many visitors, including academic tourists. This article aims at uncovering what academic tourists perceived as the biosphere reserve tourism of Tasik Chini Biosphere Reserve. Based on the academic tourists’ surveys conducted in 2012 and 2014, this study shows that the conservation, socio-ecological learning, and problem-solving experiences are key components of the Biosphere Reserve tourism. The context of entertainment, education, esthetic, and escapism experiences varied among academic tourists. While the academic tourists have ranked the first two components; entertainment and education at a high level of achievement, the esthetic and escapism components on the other part have been ranked at lower achievement. In bridging these contradictory achievements, the study suggests the holistic learning approach. The realistic integration of entertainment, education, esthetics, and escapism is meant to fulfil the needs of the academic tourist's needs during their visit to the Biosphere reserve sites, hence, responded to the rising of experiential tourism and experience economy.
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Śliwińska, Agnieszka, Agnieszka Mandziuk, and Marcin Studnicki. "Recreation in nature reserves – preferences and satisfaction of tourists visiting the Polesie National Park." Forest Research Papers 81, no. 4 (2020): 153–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/frp-2020-0018.
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Abstract The aim of this work was to determine preferences and satisfaction of tourists visiting the Polesie National Park (PPN). Preferences were defined in terms of the motives for visiting, ways of spending leisure time, the length and frequency of visits, knowledge of tourist attractions and awareness of the Park’s financing. A survey was conducted in July–August 2019 gathering responses from 125 adults visiting the PPN tourist and bicycle paths. 100 correctly completed questionnaires were analysed using the CART method to determine the respondents’satisfaction with spending leisure time in the Park. The most frequently mentioned reasons for visiting were the beautiful landscape (28%) and the species richness (27%) of the PPN. 39% of respondents visited the area for the first time and 47% came for one day. Most visitors (65%) had very good knowledge of the tourist attractions in the PPN. Walking was the most common way (37%) for visitors to spend theirleisure time in the Park. More than half of the respondents (58%) would be willing to accept additional fees in order to help maintain and protect the PPN. The vast majority of the respondents indicated that they are satisfied (42%) or very satisfied (48%) with their visit to this area. Our statistical analysis indicated that asking the question about financing the Park greatly impacted the responses to the question about visitor satisfaction, but was also correlated with the respondent’s place of residence as well as their knowledge of tourist attractions. The unique character, landscape as well as the natural, historical and cultural richness of the PPN combined with the well-maintained infrastructure are crucial to ensure a high level of visitor satisfaction.
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Moukhtar, Ibrahim, Abdelkhalek A. Ibrahim, Tarek Abou El Seoud, and Seham Mostafa. "Assessment of the Environmental Carrying Capacity for Protected Areas: A Study of Petrified Forest and Hassanah Dome, the Great Cairo." Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 76, no. 4 (2020): 106–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.erem.76.4.26665.
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The research aims to quantify the environmental carrying capacity of both Petrified Forest Protectorate in East Greater Cairo and Hassanah Dome Protectorate in West Greater Cairo, with their sustainable use and preservation. The environmental carrying capacity works as a sustainable method not to exceed the environmental limits of nature reserves or in other words, the number of visitors does not exceed the maximum allowed for visiting the reserve. The methodology used in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been used. The elements of the methodology are at 3 levels, namely, physical carrying capacity (PCC), which depends on the optimal rate of space used per capita and open period, real carrying capacity (RCC), which depends on environmental and social factors, and effective carrying capacity (ECC), which depends on administrative and operational capacity. The results of the research found that the Petrified Forest Protectorate (East of Greater Cairo) accommodates 186,286 visitor per day, and Hassanah Dome Protectorate (West of Greater Cairo) accommodates 26,612 visitor per day. In addition to assessing the level of the ecological carrying capacity index (ECCI), which measures the extent of support for the population and its activities, and by comparing the total environmental carrying capacity of the two protectorates that reached 212,898 visitors per day with the population of Greater Cairo (Cairo Governorate and Giza Governorate), which reached 17 million (Capmas, 2017), it was found that the environmental carrying capacity of the two protectorates is not sufficient to support recreational activities and environmental tourism for people of Greater Cairo.
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Agnieszka, Śliwińska, Mandziuk Agnieszka, and Studnicki Marcin. "Recreation in nature reserves – preferences and satisfaction of tourists visiting the Polesie National Park." Lesne Prace Badawcze / Forest Research Papers 81, no. 4 (2020): 153–60. https://doi.org/10.2478/frp-2020-0018.
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The aim of this work was to determine preferences and satisfaction of tourists visiting the Polesie National Park (PPN). Preferences were defined in terms of the motives for visiting, ways of spending leisure time, the length and frequency of visits, knowledge of tourist attractions and awareness of the Park’s financing. A survey was conducted in July–August 2019 gathering responses from 125 adults visiting the PPN tourist and bicycle paths. 100 correctly completed questionnaires were analysed using the CART method to determine the respondents’satisfaction with spending leisure time in the Park. The most frequently mentioned reasons for visiting were the beautiful landscape (28%) and the species richness (27%) of the PPN. 39% of respondents visited the area for the first time and 47% came for one day. Most visitors (65%) had very good knowledge of the tourist attractions in the PPN. Walking was the most common way (37%) for visitors to spend theirleisure time in the Park. More than half of the respondents (58%) would be willing to accept additional fees in order to help maintain and protect the PPN. The vast majority of the respondents indicated that they are satisfied (42%) or very satisfied (48%) with their visit to this area. Our statistical analysis indicated that asking the question about financing the Park greatly impacted the responses to the question about visitor satisfaction, but was also correlated with the respondent’s place of residence as well as their knowledge of tourist attractions. The unique character, landscape as well as the natural, historical and cultural richness of the PPN combined with the well-maintained infrastructure are crucial to ensure a high level of visitor satisfaction.
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Baldock, Katherine C. R., Mark A. Goddard, Damien M. Hicks, et al. "Where is the UK's pollinator biodiversity? The importance of urban areas for flower-visiting insects." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282, no. 1803 (2015): 20142849. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2849.
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Insect pollinators provide a crucial ecosystem service, but are under threat. Urban areas could be important for pollinators, though their value relative to other habitats is poorly known. We compared pollinator communities using quantified flower-visitation networks in 36 sites (each 1 km 2 ) in three landscapes: urban, farmland and nature reserves. Overall, flower-visitor abundance and species richness did not differ significantly between the three landscape types. Bee abundance did not differ between landscapes, but bee species richness was higher in urban areas than farmland. Hoverfly abundance was higher in farmland and nature reserves than urban sites, but species richness did not differ significantly. While urban pollinator assemblages were more homogeneous across space than those in farmland or nature reserves, there was no significant difference in the numbers of rarer species between the three landscapes. Network-level specialization was higher in farmland than urban sites. Relative to other habitats, urban visitors foraged from a greater number of plant species (higher generality) but also visited a lower proportion of available plant species (higher specialization), both possibly driven by higher urban plant richness. Urban areas are growing, and improving their value for pollinators should be part of any national strategy to conserve and restore pollinators.
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Layali, Rahmatun, and Suriani Suriani. "Halal Tourism and Foreign Exchange Reserves in Indonesia: Error Correction Model." ETIKONOMI 21, no. 1 (2022): 177–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/etk.v21i1.19616.
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This study aims to look at how the number of tourists and the exchange rate affects Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves before and after the implementation of halal tourism from 2010 to 2019 (monthly). The Paired t-Test model was used to look at the differences in Indonesia before and after halal tourism. By examining the short and long-term effects of tourist numbers and currency rates on foreign exchange reserves using the Error Correction Model. Halal tourism, according to the research, helps Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves. The exchange rate has a negative impact on foreign exchange reserves in this situation. Meanwhile, the number of international visitors has a favourable impact on both short- and long-term foreign exchange reserves. It demonstrates that the tourism sector, particularly halal tourism, can be one of the supporting sectors in increasing the country's foreign exchange, encouraging the government to implement policies to support its tourism industry.How to Cite:Rahmatun, L., & Suriani. (2022). Halal Tourism and Foreign Exchange Reserves in Indonesia: Erroc Correction Model. Etikonomi, 21(1), 177-192. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v21i1.19616.
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Arif Kaluku, Moh Ramdhan, Nikmasari Pakaya, and Galang Leoni Yagri Ms Punu. "Implementation of augmented reality on historical monuments in Gorontalo Province." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 28, no. 1 (2022): 559. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v28.i1.pp559-566.
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Several historical monument buildings in the city of Gorontalo with important colonial historical features have been designated as cultural reserves. The unavailability of information media that can be accessed by visitors so that visitors do not know in detail about the historical place visited, by implementing augmented reality (AR) technology as access to information media using multimedia development life cycle (MDLC) methods, visitors can access information freely and in real time, by presenting information and also displaying three-dimensional (3D) monument buildings with android devices. Based on research conducted, the design of AR applications is used to create an information media, and also one of the methods of introducing gorontalo historical monuments that can be used for prospective visitors outside the area and within the area. Implementing AR on historical monuments in Gorontalo Provides a new alternative, in utilizing technology by providing an information medium for historical monuments in Gorontalo.
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Kaluku, Moh Ramdhan Arif, Nikmasari Pakaya, and Galang Leoni Yagri Ms Punu. "Implementation of augmented reality on historical monuments in Gorontalo Province." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 28, no. 1 (2022): 559–66. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v28.i1.pp559-566.
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Several historical monument buildings in the city of Gorontalo with important colonial historical features have been designated as cultural reserves. The unavailability of information media that can be accessed by visitors so that visitors do not know in detail about the historical place visited, by implementing augmented reality (AR) technology as access to information media using multimedia development life cycle (MDLC) methods, visitors can access information freely and in real time, by presenting information and also displaying three-dimensional (3D) monument buildings with android devices. Based on research conducted, the design of AR applications is used to create an information media, and also one of the methods of introducing gorontalo historical monuments that can be used for prospective visitors outside the area and within the area. Implementing AR on historical monuments in Gorontalo Provides a new alternative, in utilizing technology by providing an information medium for historical monuments in Gorontalo.
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Mitrici (Militaru), Roxana. "ROMANIA'S NATIONAL AND NATURAL PARKS AND THEIR ECOLOGICAL AND ECOTURISTIC IMPORTANCE." Current Trends in Natural Sciences 11, no. 21 (2022): 212–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2022.v11i21.024.
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Ecotourism is essential to protect and preserve the natural and cultural heritage, to develop local communities socially and economically and to increase the environmental education. To conserve the biological diversity, Romania has established many protected natural areas (over 7% of the country's area or about 18% if Natura 2000 sites considered). Romania has 32 protected natural areas of national interest: the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, 13 national parks and 18 natural parks. Besides these major protected areas, there are 941 scientific reserves, nature monuments and nature reserves nationwide, exceeding 300,000 hectares. Although Romania has a significant ecotourism heritage with great potential for valuation and an adequate legislative framework, ecotourism is still a fairly narrow segment of tourism market, facing many problems, such as: poor local cooperation, modest national and international promotion, limited supply, poor diversification, poor development of ecotourism infrastructure in protected areas, labor migration, low level of training of those employed in the field. Using a proper management and infrastructure, these protected areas could receive more visitors, which would increase tourism revenue and improve the current precarious situation of financing protected areas.
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Melnychenko, Svitlana Volodymyrivna, and Tereza Dmytrivna Mykytsei. "TOURISM IN RESTORATION OF NATURE RESERVES OF UKRAINE." Acta Academiae Beregsasiensis: Geographica et Recreatio, no. 4 (December 13, 2024): 46–61. https://doi.org/10.32782/2786-5843/2024-4-5.
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Abstract. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the temporary occupation of part of its territory since 2014 has caused a significant damage to Ukraine’s nature reserve fund and worsened the environmental situation in the country. One of the directions for attracting internal and external visitors to the nature reserves was ecological tourism. However, the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus infection, and then a military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, led to a reduction of tourist flows, and foreign investments withdrawal out of nature reserve fund and tourism industry. Safety risks remain a decisive factor in forecasting the further development of nature reserves, including through tourist trips of ecological direction. Ukraine Recovery Plan covers the solutions of such key industry challenges as: restoration of wildlife, enhancing fire safety measures in forests, implementation of ecosystem services concept, assessment of losses and threats to sustainable development of regions, re-naturalization of territories damaged during hostilities and the expansion of the eco-network, creation of an inter-agency program “Ecological education and informing for sustainable Development of Ukraine in 2022–2032” for each region of Ukraine. The implementation of strategic objectives mentioned above is possible if sustainable development paradigm is maintained. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to justify the proposals for restoration and development of nature reserves by attracting international and national sources of funding in the context of sustainable development concept. Through application of economic and statistical methods, state of nature reserves was assessed, their recovery was forecasted in accordance with requirements of sustainable development. Application of analysis and synthesis methods gave opportunity to assess the damage inflicted to protected environmental territories and to identify potential trends of their post-war development. The hypothesis is confirmed that one of the drivers of post-war restoration and development of nature reserves is the environmental partnership between government institutions, public and business structures. Based on conducted analysis, sources of financing the processes of restoration and development of nature reserves, of both national and international significance, are proposed in the paper. One of the local budgets financing sources is tourist activities in compliance with rules of stay on such type of territories. Expansion of the network of tourist routes and trails, public awareness of ecosystem services, formation of regional tourist brands, their promotion within the country and abroad will contribute to the restoration of nature reserves of Ukraine even during war.
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Preston, G. R., and R. F. Fuggle. "Awareness of Conservation Issues among Visitors to Three South African Nature Reserves." Journal of Environmental Education 18, no. 4 (1987): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958964.1987.9942745.
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Perelman, Patricia, Juergen Breuste, Nora Madanes, Christine Gropper, Eliana Melignani, and Ana Faggi. "Use of visitors’ perception in urban reserves in the Buenos Aires metropolis." Urban Ecosystems 16, no. 4 (2012): 841–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-012-0279-7.
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AJAYI, Omolola Oluwakemi, and Tembi M. TICHAAWA. "VISITORS’ CHARACTERISTICS AND DESTINATION IMAGE: THE CASE OF NIGERIAN ZOOS." GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites 32, no. 4 (2020): 1410–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.30892/gtg.32432-588.
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When compared to in situ conservation sites like national parks and game reserves in Nigeria, zoos are the most visited wildlife tourism destinations given their proximity to people and close interactions with wildlife. This study explored the characteristics of visitors and the image they possess about zoos. A total of 1529 visitors were sampled using a structured questionnaire in four prominent Nigerian zoos in the southwest zone. The results revealed that the majority of visitors were single, young and mid adult male and female Nigerians within the age range of 18 -37 years. The foremost image of visitors about a zoo is that of close wildlife experience, recreation and entertainment, however, conservation was least acknowledged. Only age was found to have a significant relationship with the destination image. The st udy concludes that zoo managers should continually employ various strategies in projecting the right image of zoos. The study extends current re search on zoos by highlighting so far, the uninvestigated image of zoos in Nigeria and documenting practical implications.
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Abang Abdurahman, Abang Zainoren, Wan Fairos Wan Yaacob, Syerina Azlin Md Nasir, Serah Jaya, and Suhaili Mokhtar. "Using Machine Learning to Predict Visitors to Totally Protected Areas in Sarawak, Malaysia." Sustainability 14, no. 5 (2022): 2735. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052735.
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The machine learning approach has been widely used in many areas of studies, including the tourism sector. It can offer powerful estimation for prediction. With a growing number of tourism activities, there is a need to predict tourists’ classification for monitoring, decision making, and planning formulation. This paper aims to predict visitors to totally protected areas in Sarawak using machine learning techniques. The prediction model developed would be able to identify significant factors affecting local and foreign visitors to these areas. Several machine learning techniques such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, and Decision Tree were used to predict whether local and foreign visitors’ arrival was high, medium, or low to these totally protected areas in Sarawak, Malaysia. The data of local and foreign visitors’ arrival to eighteen totally protected areas covering national parks, nature reserves, and wildlife centers in Sarawak, Malaysia, from 2015 to 2019 were used in this study. Variables such as the age of the park, distance from the nearest city, types of the park, recreation services availability, natural characteristics availability, and types of connectivity were used in the model. Based on the accuracy measure, precision, and recall, results show Decision Tree (Gain Ratio) exhibited the best prediction performance for both local visitors (accuracy = 80.65) and foreign visitors (accuracy = 84.35%). Distance to the nearest city and size of the park were found to be the most important predictors in predicting the local tourist visitors’ park classification, while for foreign visitors, age, type of park, and the natural characteristics availability were the significant predictors in predicting the foreign tourist visitors’ parks classification. This study exemplifies that machine learning has respectable potential for the prediction of visitors’ data. Future research should consider bagging and boosting algorithms to develop a visitors’ prediction model.
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Bresler, Nerine. "Wildlife tourism: creating memorable and differentiated experiences." Acta Academica: Critical views on society, culture and politics 39, no. 3 (2007): 165–82. https://doi.org/10.38140/aa.v39i3.1155.
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The purpose of the study reported here was to investigate whether wildlife viewing at privately-owned game reserves in South Africa creates memorable and differentiated experiences capable of extending the lifecycle of the wildlife industry. Various qualitative methods were used; 68 visitors who spent a total of 267 bed nights at various lodges adjacent to the Kruger National Park were interviewed, along with 50 influencers and role-players. Upon departure visitors were ecstatic, as the experience had been unique. They had lived in a fantasy world of the past and shared the animals’environment for a while. The visit had satisfied their spirit of adventure, as well as their long-term fascination with seeing animals in a genuine wilderness.
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Li, Wen-Bo, Pei-Pei Yang, Dong-Po Xia, Michael A. Huffman, Ming Li, and Jin-Hua Li. "Ecotourism Disturbance on an Endemic Endangered Primate in the Huangshan Man and the Biosphere Reserve of China: A Way to Move Forward." Biology 11, no. 7 (2022): 1042. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11071042.
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The primary purpose of the Man and the Biosphere Program is the sustainable development of both the economy and nature conservation activities. Although the effectiveness of eco-tourism to reach this goal has been proposed, due to the lack of long-term monitoring data and a model species, there has been no obvious mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of this policy. This study explored the effectiveness of the sustainable development policy of HMBR based on 30 years data of monitoring the Tibetan macaque, local human population, visitors, and annual ecotourism income in Huangshan by estimating species habitat suitability and the impact of ecotourism. The results showed increases in the income for the local human population, the number of visitors, and annual eco-tourism. Simultaneously, the reserve’s Tibetan macaque population size and suitable habitat areas increased. The macaques expanded their habitat to the low-altitude buffer zone (400–800 m), an area with lower eco-tourism disturbance. Scenic spots had a significant negative impact on habitat suitability (the substantially increased contributions of scenic spots from 0.71% to 32.88%). Our results and methods provide a suitable evaluation framework for monitoring the sustainable development and effectiveness of eco-tourism and wildlife conservation in Man and the Biosphere reserves.
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Srbek-Araujo, AC, and AG Chiarello. "Domestic dogs in Atlantic forest preserves of south-eastern Brazil: a camera-trapping study on patterns of entrance and site occupancy rates." Brazilian Journal of Biology 68, no. 4 (2008): 771–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1519-69842008000400011.
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Presence of exotic species in forest remnants is a major concern for the conservation of wild species, not only on islands, where potential impact is higher. Although the problem is widespread and increasing, there are few studies on Neotropical forests. Here we quantify the occurrence of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in an Atlantic forest reserve in south-eastern Brazil (Santa Lúcia Biological Station - SLBS). Throughout two years of monitoring with camera traps (2,142 camera-days), 25 records of 16 individual dogs were obtained in the interior of SLBS, making dogs the fourth most frequently recorded species of mammals in general and the first-ranking among Carnivora, ahead of the ocelot and puma, the top two terrestrial predators present in SLBS. Dogs entered the forest year round, in almost half of the sampled months (48%), and predominantly during daytime (89%). They were detected in various trails inside the reserve, but mostly in areas nearest to the reserve's border (<200 m from the edge). Record rates of domestic dogs did not correlate significantly with climate variables, with frequency of mammal records and richness in general, or with any particular mammal species (Spearman rank correlation, p > 0.05 in all cases), suggesting an erratic, non-seasonal pattern of entrance in the reserve. Data indicate that domestic dogs can be abundant and frequent visitors to little disturbed Atlantic forest reserves even when these are located in regions of low density of human population. The potential impact to native fauna is discussed.
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Nabilah, Rizka, Rian Adetiya Pratiwi, and Cipta Vidyana. "Analisis Pesepsi dan Preferensi di Embung A Sebagai Komponen Pengelolaan Embung di Institut Teknologi Sumatera." Jurnal Lanskap Indonesia 11, no. 2 (2020): 71–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jli.v11i2.28146.
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Institut Teknologi Sumatera (ITERA) has artificial lake reservoirs, it’s called embung. This embung needs landscape management for conservation water resources. Embung which is have functions as a water reserves to anticipate in the dry season and problem run off in the rainy season. Embung A ITERA has a plan and design. So, it is important for the next activity, which is the management landscape of embung. This management process is related to the coordination concepts of the embung landscape, visitors and policy makers in ITERA. Embung landscape management is needed as a part of the physical maintenance and ideal maintenance of the embung. The purpose of this study is to compose lake management recommendations as a sustainable blue open space in ITERA. The data obtained perception data on the response of the existing reservoir management. The questionnaire will be directed to find out how visitors care about the management of the embung A ITERA. Statistical data analysis was performed based on Pearson correlation analysis. The results showed 82.2% of visitors understanding of landscape management was related to the policy analysis and perceptions of the embung visitors with a value of 80.6%. From the data showed that the management link with the highest value is maintaining the cleanliness of the embung A ITERA environment which is the perception of visitors with a value of 0.95 (positive).
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Nabilah, Rizka, Rian Adetiya Pratiwi, and Cipta Vidyana. "Analisis Pesepsi dan Preferensi di Embung A Sebagai Komponen Pengelolaan Embung di Institut Teknologi Sumatera." Jurnal Lanskap Indonesia 11, no. 2 (2020): 71–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jli.v11i2.28146.
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Institut Teknologi Sumatera (ITERA) has artificial lake reservoirs, it’s called embung. This embung needs landscape management for conservation water resources. Embung which is have functions as a water reserves to anticipate in the dry season and problem run off in the rainy season. Embung A ITERA has a plan and design. So, it is important for the next activity, which is the management landscape of embung. This management process is related to the coordination concepts of the embung landscape, visitors and policy makers in ITERA. Embung landscape management is needed as a part of the physical maintenance and ideal maintenance of the embung. The purpose of this study is to compose lake management recommendations as a sustainable blue open space in ITERA. The data obtained perception data on the response of the existing reservoir management. The questionnaire will be directed to find out how visitors care about the management of the embung A ITERA. Statistical data analysis was performed based on Pearson correlation analysis. The results showed 82.2% of visitors understanding of landscape management was related to the policy analysis and perceptions of the embung visitors with a value of 80.6%. From the data showed that the management link with the highest value is maintaining the cleanliness of the embung A ITERA environment which is the perception of visitors with a value of 0.95 (positive).
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Lv, Haiyan. "Construction and Sharing of Network Education Resources Based on DM Technology." Mobile Information Systems 2022 (June 16, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1188942.
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In traditional teaching, teachers mainly rely on books to impart knowledge to students, and students mainly broaden their knowledge and enrich their knowledge reserves through books. In network teaching, network construction is the foundation, resource construction is the core, teaching application is the purpose, teachers or students can query through the network, and transfer the required content from the repository of teaching information resources, teaching or learning. It is a new achievement of modern information technology applied to education, which breaks through the time and space boundaries and is different from the traditional classroom teaching mode. Based on DM technology, this paper studies the construction of network education resources, collects all aspects of attribute information of visitors, recommends the most interesting content to visitors on the premise of grasping the scope and characteristics of visitors’ needs, and adjusts the changes of users’ interests at any time to remove the information never visited. Using DM technology, the mining data source can be obtained by data cleaning. DM technology can be divided into classification and prediction, cluster analysis and association analysis according to functions.
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Ha, Duong Thi Thu. "The Role of Buddhist Cultural Spaces in Promoting Sustainable Tourism: A Case Study in Vietnam." Journal of Ecohumanism 3, no. 7 (2024): 3131–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.62754/joe.v3i7.4448.
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The aim of this study is to explore the role of Buddhist space in sustainable tourism development. This research study was conducted on Buddhist cultural hubs of sustainable tourism into the Buddhist relic sites in Hanoi and those of the northern provinces of Vietnam. The hypotheses were tested using regression analysis to prove that cultural preservation, environmental awareness, support and consideration of the community, ethical tourism practices, and sustainable engagement of the visitors strongly hinted toward a direct impact on sustainable tourism. The findings reveal that Buddhist cultural sites are instrumental in integrating cultural preservation, environmental upkeep, and ethical tourism practices with prolonged visitor engagement. Further implications would guide the policymakers and tourism stakeholders on how to carve out an ideal development plan to conserve the cultural and environmental reserves while taking sustainable tourism development forward. This study provides a framework for balancing growth in tourism with the conservation of Vietnam's cultural heritage and natural resources.
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Bright, Neema, Nickson Mkiramweni, and Michael Kadigi. "Motivational Factors for Participation in Domestic Marine Tourism: The Case of Marine Protected Areas of Dar es Salaam Coast, Tanzania." European Journal of Development Studies 4, no. 3 (2024): 34–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejdevelop.2024.4.3.330.
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Domestic tourism has rapidly become one of the better options for enhancing social, economic, and environmental development in many countries. For a country to benefit from this option, the participation of citizens in tourism activities is highly encouraged. Several efforts have been made by the government of Tanzania to encourage its citizens to participate in tourism. Despite these efforts, there is still an absence of knowledge of what motivates citizens to visit Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The study was conducted in marine park reserves, namely Bongoyo, Mbudya, and Fungu Yasini-all located in the Indian Ocean in the Dar es Salaam region of Tanzania (Marine Park & Reserves, n.d.). The study adopted an exploratory research design to explore the factors that visitors consider important for participating in marine tourism. The study used a sample size of 60 respondents. The respondents were gathered using the convenience sampling technique. Data has been collected using questionnaires and telephone interviews and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) v26. The partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was used to explore the statistical relationships between destination attributes and visitors’ psychological needs for their satisfaction. Findings indicate that psychological needs have a strong relationship with destination attributes. The destination attributes have a significant impact on satisfaction. The study revealed that resting and relaxation, pride, and novelty are the psychological needs that significantly influence satisfaction. Likewise, destination attributes that were mentioned by respondents as important were scenic beauty, clean water, cruising environment, and staff hospitality. It is recommended that service providers understand and match visitors’ psychological needs with destination attributes for their target markets and accordingly design the provision of products and services at affordable rates.
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Sitanggang, Fajar Islam, Mokhamad Asyief Khasan Budiman, and Andy Afandy. "Bird Diversity: The Potential of Avitourism Reserves for Bird Conservation in Curup Tenang, South Sumatera, Indonesia." Jurnal Biodjati 5, no. 2 (2020): 249–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.15575/biodjati.v5i2.9537.
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Birds have a fairly wide living habitat, including water-falls. Curup Tenang is a waterfall tourism site which has a wildlife habitat suitable for birds. In The Curup Tenang tourism site, the number of visitors has decreased over years. Birds are one of the wildlife animals that have ecological values, potential tourism, and cultural values. The diversity of birds in this tourist location have not been recorded. Meanwhile, by increasing knowledge and data-bases regarding the diversity of birds in this area can be an addi-tional reference for the development strategy in the Curup Tenang tourism site so that it becomes a distinctive attraction for visitors. This study aimed to determine the diversity of birds that never been recorded before and to conduct a potential support of avitourism activities. The results of this study can be used as a guideline to study the potential of avitourism. The diversity of birds found in Curup Tenang consisted of forty-eight species belong to twenty-seven families, while three of them cited as protected bird species. This study concluded that Curup Tenang contains a high diversity of birds and it has a great potential to be developed into an attraction of tourism.
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Dashchuk, Yuliia, Liudmyla Matviichuk, and Tetiana Zubekhina. "Glamping as a tool for sustainable tourism development of protected areas: Ukraine’s experience." Sport i Turystyka. Środkowoeuropejskie Czasopismo Naukowe 7, no. 3 (2024): 113–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.16926/sit.2024.03.07.
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The article is devoted to finding solutions to increase the efficiency of using the tourist potential of protected areas in compliance with the principles of rational nature management, sustainable development and environmental safety. Thus, the authors see the development of glamping services as one of the ways to increase the number of tourist flows, attract people to recreation in the natural environment and, at the same time, preserve biodiversity. Ukraine has a significant potential of natural and recreational areas, but the level of its use for tourist purposes is insufficient, and the number of visitors to natural parks and reserves is lower than in similar facilities in foreign countries. The authors present a scheme of territorial organization of key parks and reserves, and systematize the hierarchical structure of subordinating the institution of the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine of national importance to various institutional units. The existing experience of using glamping in the territories of national nature parks in Ukraine for the development of ecological tourism is considered. The analysis of domestic glamping companies is carried out and their competitive advantages are highlighted. The study shows that Ukraine has all the prerequisites for the development of ecological tourism in protected areas with the use of glamping services. The study was conducted based on the analysis of statistical reports, UNWTO data, and information from Ukrainian government agencies. The methodological tools of the study include analytical, statistical, comparative geographical, mathematical methods, as well as methods of generalization and systematization.
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Dorofeev, Alexander A., and Elena R. Khokhlova. "Structure and visiting the reserves of leading countries in ecotourism." Services in Russia and Abroad 18, no. 2 (2024): 38–55. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12605000.
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<em>In February 2024, media published reports about new achievements in ecotourism. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reported: "About 14.6 million people visited protected areas of federal significance in 2023." This is a new record for trips to protected areas in Russia. For sixth year in a row Kislovodsky National Park has been the country’s most popular reserve, significantly ahead of all competitors: 5.4 million people visited it over the last year. This fact caused a desire to show Russia's achievements against the background of the United States and Australia, the countries, actively developing ecotourism. The study uses the traditional geographical comparative-descriptive method, as well as information retrieval techniques. For this purpose, data, including in the form of diagrams, illustrating the structure of the network of federal protected areas and the total number of visitors in them are provided. The authors briefly describe the most popular national parks of the three leading ecotourism countries. The study shows the dynamics of visits to the leading national parks of each of these states in recent years.</em>
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Polak, Omer, and Nadav Shashar. "Economic value of biological attributes of artificial coral reefs." ICES Journal of Marine Science 70, no. 4 (2013): 904–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst014.
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Abstract Polak, O., and Shashar, N. 2013. Economic value of biological attributes of artificial coral reefs – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 904–912. Visitor appreciation of natural scenes such as coral reefs is well documented. However, what part the value of the biological component in these scenes plays in fostering people's enjoyment is unclear. Using the contingent valuation method (CVM), we examined divers' willingness to pay for changes in the fish and coral attributes over an artificial reef. Using image manipulations, different levels of community descriptors, such as richness, abundance, and biodiversity of corals and fish, were isolated, and the willingness to pay for proposed factors was examined. The results showed that divers were willing to contribute towards all increases in reef community attributes, and were partially able to discriminate between them. Biodiversity was the most valued index, while fish abundance was the least favoured. These results, which demonstrate that visitors understand the fundamentals that constitute a coral reef community and value its diversity, may help direct conservation efforts undertaken in the design of marine reserves and pre-planned artificial reefs.
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Torres Castro, Norma, Juan Antonio Reyes Agüero, Valente Vázquez Solís, and Anuschka Van't Hooft. "EL TURISMO EN ÁREAS NATURALES PROTEGIDAS. ELEMENTOS PARA EL DESARROLLO ETNOTURÍSTICO EN LAS RESERVAS DE LA BIOSFERA DE MÉXICO: UNA REVISIÓN BIBLIOGRÁFICA." Cuadernos de Turismo, no. 53 (June 28, 2024): 215–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/turismo.616461.
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The academic sector has investigated tourism as a strategy for the conservation of ethnobiological elements that are attractive to visitors to Biosphere Reserves (BR). Therefore, the objective of this review is to analyze the central characteristics of research on tourism and ethnotourism in some global Protected Natural Areas and in the Mexico’s BRs, its link with ethnobiology the possible insertion of ethnotourism in the BR. 108 documents were reviewed, finding biocultural elements to offer ethnotourism in the Mexico’s BRs. El sector académico ha investigado sobre el turismo como una estrategia para la conservación de los elementos etnobiológicos que son atractivos para los visitantes de las Reservas de la Biosfera (RB). Por ello, el objetivo de esta revisión es analizar las características centrales de las investigaciones sobre turismo y etnoturismo en algunas Áreas Naturales Protegidas mundiales y en las RB de México, su vinculación con la etnobiología y la posible inserción del etnoturismo en las RB. Se revisaron 108 documentos, encontrando elementos bioculturales para ofrecer etnoturismo en las RB de México.
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Stacchini, Annalisa, Andrea Guizzardi, and Michele Costa. "The Value of Sustainable Tourism Destinations in the Eyes of Visitors." Highlights of Sustainability 1, no. 3 (2022): 202–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.54175/hsustain1030015.
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The first objective of this study is to analyze visitors’ perceived value of four Italian small areas, that have been granted the European Regional Development Fund’s financing for developing sustainable tourism. The second objective of this work is to investigate the influences of socio-demographic and trip-related characteristics on the tourists’ assessments of the main aspects of such destinations, for detecting variables useful for market segmentation and for designing better-targeted marketing actions. These areas host protected natural reserves, historical heritage, rural or mountain traditions, and ways of life, the conservation of which is combined with local economic growth through the development of green, cultural, and slow tourism. Thus, insights on how visitors’ perceived value is configured there might provide hints useful for upgrading the local tourism supply consistently with the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the European Green Deal Strategy. Results confirm that the perceived value is a fundamental construct, as it strongly and positively influences satisfaction, intention to recommend, and destination image. The value of sustainable destinations, as perceived by visitors, is mainly based on the affective benefits that sustainable experiences provide, starting from positive social interactions making tourists feel welcomed. The tourist segment valorizing sustainable destinations is mostly composed of old people and low-income travelers, who seek basic services and facilities, as their satisfaction depends mainly on relaxing immersed in pristine nature.
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Dorofeev, A. A., and M. I. Parshikova. "On the number of ecotourists in Russia." Services in Russia and Abroad 17, no. 7 (2023): 77–90. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10561124.
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<em>The implementation of the federal project "Conservation of Biological Diversity and Development of Ecological Tourism" (2018–2024) has given a new impetus to the development of nature-oriented travel in Russia. The number of specially protected natural areas (SPNAs) of federal significance, especially the number of national parks, is constantly growing. The flow of visitors to nature reserves and national parks is increasing. Political and military events had an indirect positive impact on this trend, which partially reoriented outbound tourist flows to the domestic market. The Covid-19 pandemic (2020–2021) contributed to the development of ecotourism, during which many tourists sought to avoid destinations with mass crowds of people and rushed to sparsely populated natural sites remote from large cities. At the same time, the opportunities for studying the state of ecological tourism in Russia have improved – Rosstat and the Ministry of Natural Resources have begun to regularly provide quantitative information on the parameters of the network of protected areas, on the infrastructure available in protected areas, on visitors to nature reserves and national parks. Based on official statistical information, the article analyzes the development of a network of protected natural areas in Russia. The dynamics and magnitude of tourist flows in protected areas of the federal level are considered. At the same time, people who walked along the trails and routes inside the protected areas were considered ecotourists, and the protected areas themselves were considered ecotourism destinations. Along with the positive achievements, dubious aspects and obvious omissions have been identified, raising questions and compromising successes of the project "... Development of Ecological Tourism".</em>
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Dubis, Lidiia, and Nataliia Habchak. "Using Natural Attractions Located on the Transcarpathian region Nature Reserve Fund Territory: Problems and Prospects for Ecotourism." Physical Geography and Geomorphology 89, no. 1 (2018): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/phgg.2018.1.01.
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This research highlights the main natural attractions of the nature reserve fund of the Transcarpathian region: the Synevir, Uzhansky and Zacharovanyi Kray national natural parks, the Prytysiansky and Synyak regional landscape parks, and the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. These include, in particular, mountain ridges and peaks, fragments of river valleys, outcrops of rocks and rocky recrements, traces of the glacier (kars, glacier clay), mountain lakes, high moors, numerous springs (including mineral waters), waterfalls (cascading and single-stage), typical and rare species of flora and fauna, as well as valuable forest, subalpine, meadow, flood, etc. ecosystems. Every researched natural reserve territory has its own composition of natural attractions because of location in different natural regions in Ukrainian Carpathians: national natural park "Synevir" demonstrates massif Gorgany in Vododilno-Verhovynski Carpathians; Uzhansky national natural park is fragments of Vododilny middle-mountains highland massif (Vododilno-Verhovynski Carpathians) and Polonynsky massif of Polonynsko-Chornogirski Carpathians; national natural park "Zacharovanyi Kray" is central part of Vygorlat-Gutynsky volcanic strand of Ukrainian Carpathians; regional landscape park "Synyak" – part of mountainstrand of Vygorlat-Gutynsky volcanic strand; regional landscape park "Prytysyansky" – the most valuable natural territories of Prytysyansky alluvial lowland plain (part of Chop-Mukachivska plain). The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is unique beyond others – it includes six separate massifes (Chornogirsky, Svydovecky, Marmarosky, Kuziysky, Ugolsko-Shyrokoluzansky, Valley of daffodils) and two national botanical reserves ("Chorna Gora" and "Julivska Gora"), which are located on heights from 180 to 2061 m above sea level in west, central and east parts of Ukrainian Carpathians. The most famous of these natural attractions are ecotourist paths and routes operating on the protected nature reserves, near recreational facilities and recreational areas. The biggest problem is the considerable (sometimes excessive) tourist load on these objects, insufficient control over tourist flows, intensive development of tourist infrastructure close to natural attractions and insufficient information and education provision. Some fo the ways to solve these problems are strengthening control over the tourist movement; introducing new types of ecotourism aimed at reducing the simultaneous tourist load on objects and, at the same time, increasing the number of visitors; improving informational and educational support; monitoring of the quality (compliance with environmental standards) of the tourist infrastructure.
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Gubareva, Ekaterina K. "Opportunities for the educational tourism development in Moscow reserves." Service and Tourism: Current Challenges 18, no. 1 (2024): 151–61. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11415772.
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<em>Specially protected natural areas (reserves) are not only unique natural territories, but also potential sites for the development of educational tourism. Educational tourism is a special form of travel aimed at gaining new knowledge about nature, culture and history. The resource base for tourist and recreational activities of the territories are explored in the study and consist of both natural complexes, historical and architectural ensembles and unique historical monuments. Even though Moscow has become a large metropolis, natural territories still occupy quite extensive areas. The protected areas of the city have preserved unique landforms, ancient forests, and plant communities, which are the habitat of flora and fauna species, included in the Red Book. The study examines the possibilities of Moscow reserves for the educational tourism development, and its role in the formation of professional skills and environmental culture. For such purposes, numerous ecological and hiking trails have been created in nature parks, as well as various events are held to attract visitors for active participation in nature conservation. Special attention is paid to the educational potential of these territories for schoolchildren and natural science students. In reserves students can see a variety of landscapes and conduct scientific research on geography, biology and ecology. Such activities contribute well to the formation of research skills and independent learning activities, as well as meta-subject skills, which are necessary for the future career.</em>
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ZAGIDULLINA, M. V. "POPULARIZATION OF ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF “CONTESTED TERRITORIES” (CASE STUDY OF ARKAIM)." Magistra Vitae an electronic journal on historical sciences and archeology 9, no. 4 (2024): 124–31. https://doi.org/10.47475/2542-0275-2024-9-4-124-131.
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This article is devoted to the applied potential of the “contested territories” concept in the activities of museums-reserves popularizing archaeology ae well. The article considers this activity in the aspect of communication strategies aimed at visitors to museums-r eserves with diff erent epistemic motivations and without scientifi cally SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT oriented interest. The article consists of three parts. Firstly, it off ers a brief overview of works addressing the topics of archaeology popularization (foreign and Russian ones), allowing us to identify a certain one-way direction of such popularization formats, designed for schoolchildren or users who are obviously epistemically loyal to scientifi c knowledge to a greater extent. Secondly, using the example of the situation of the Chelyabinsk State Historical and Archaeological Museum-R eserve “Arkaim”, where fl ows of diff erently motivated visitors intertwine, a signifi cant part of whom are people interested in Arkaim as a “place of power”, the prospects of Ian Rotherham’s approach are considered, who proposed applying the concept of “contested territories” to such spaces and building tourism management taking into account the needs of each group. Thirdly, according to observations carried out during ten expeditions to Arkaim in 2023-2024 with the support of the Russian Science Foundation and the Chelyabinsk Region, the article reveals the possibilities of applying the concept of “contested territories” in transmitting archaeological knowledge to the total fl ow of visitors (regardless of the main motivation for visiting).
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Bora, Siddhartha Suman, Lakhijyoti Saikia, Jyotimoiee Hatiboruah, and Partha Pratim Bora. "Assessment of Migratory Bird Diversity in Key Wetlands and Forest Reserves of Lakhimpur District, Assam, India." UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 45, no. 19 (2024): 254–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i194525.
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Lakhimpur district of Assam has a rich biodiversity and is home to many birds and has good breeding, resting and feeding grounds for migratory birds as well. However, there is little information available regarding the diversity of migratory birds in the district's various locales. A study was conducted in different locations to document the diversity of migratory birds visiting the district. To better understand the diversity of migrating birds in the district, six locations were selected- Kakoi RF, Ranga RF, Pabha RF, Satajan wetland, Bordoibam-Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary and Ghagor Ghat. Data were gathered through surveys, conducted for 218 days from January 2022 – May 2024. A total of 80 migratory bird species were recorded under 26 families of which Anatidae was most diverse. Out of the 80 species, 56 were winter visitor, 18 were local migrants and 6 were summer visitors. Among the migratory birds, Palla’s Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) is listed as endangered species in IUCN Red List. Three species viz. Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), Falcated duck (Mareca falcata) and Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) are listed as near threatened species in IUCN Red List. Out of all the recorded species, insectivorous species are found to be highest (39%) as compared to species with other feeding habits. The Shannon diversity index was highest for Satajan wetland (H′ = 3.86) and lowest for Bordoibam-Bilmukh BS (H′ = 2.79). Jaccard similarity index showed highest similarity between Ranga RF and Kakoi RF (0.312) and the lowest value between Ranga RF and Bordoibam-Bilmukh BS (0.069). The Satajan wetland, Ranga RF, Kakoi RF, Pabha RF, Bordoibam-Bilmukh BS, and Ghagor Ghat are vital habitats that require conservation to continue supporting diverse resident and migratory birds, as well as other wildlife.
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Marpaung, B. OY, and Sakinah Hasibuan. "Organic Architecture as an Approach to Resort Hotels Design in the Simalem Park Tourism Area." International Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 2, no. 3 (2018): 253–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/ijau.v2i3.657.
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Indonesian tourism is an industrial sector that is being elevated with the aim of increasing the country's foreign exchange income, and society in general, increase opportunities and employment, encouraging other industrial activities, introducing, empowering the use of natural beauty and Indonesian culture. Karo Regency is a tourist area that many visits, Karo District has nature potentials as a tourist attraction. In general, tourism has the potential for natural and historical tourism. Nature tourism includes lakes, parks, wildlife reserves or nature reserves, and cultural captures. Taman Simalem is one of the tourist areas in Karo Regency. Simalem Park tourist area is currently a tourist area that is a mainstay in Karo district with a large number of visitors who always increase each year. See so many tourism objects in Karo regency; it is necessary to build an accommodation service for tourists who want to vacation and enjoy the tourism objects. In buildings resort hotel accommodation services using organic themes then linking aspects of space that can adapt to the natural environment. The organic architectural theme approach is expected to facilitate the application of concepts that take shape from nature.
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Madonia, Paolo, Marianna Cangemi, Giulia Casamento, et al. "Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations in Caves Protected as Nature Reserves and Related Gas Hazard." Atmosphere 13, no. 11 (2022): 1760. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos13111760.
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Atmospheric CO2 concentrations can reach high levels inside natural caves, representing a hazardous condition for both humans frequenting the underground environment and its safeguard due to the corrosion of speleothems induced by the acidification of atmospheric moisture. These issues are particularly critical for the eco-sustainable management of caves protected as nature reserves and undergoing touristic exploitation. In this paper we present the results of the C6 project, which was activated in 1999 for the monitoring of air quality inside three caves protected as nature reserves in Sicily (Italy). Near-real-time and spot measurements of air temperature and CO2 concentration have been carried out since the year 2000, giving the opportunity of evaluating the gas hazard for visitors and its potential impact on the protected underground environments, as well as the influence of meteorological and hydrological conditions in driving carbon dioxide accumulations. The analysis of data acquired in the hypogeal atmosphere, and their comparison with analogous epigeal measures, indicates that carbon dioxide accumulation is controlled by a complex interaction among cave topography, meteorological dynamics, gaseous exchanges between groundwaters and the atmosphere, and human fruition. This last factor, under particular conditions, can surprisingly diminishing underground CO2 concentrations.
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Carrenho, Rosilaine, and Sandra Maria Gomes-da-Costa. "Environmental degradation impact on native communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in an urban fragment of semideciduous plateau forest." Acta Botanica Brasilica 25, no. 2 (2011): 373–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0102-33062011000200013.
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Three forest reserves, with highly degraded areas, are open to visitors in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. Impact caused by tree cutting, heavy traffic and visitors on the establishment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) was evaluated in two areas with different degradation stages of the Dr. Luis Teixeira Mendes Forest Garden, a remnant of semideciduous forest. Soil samples were removed from three locations within each area; spores were isolated from the soil by wet sieving and sucrose centrifugation and mounted on permanent slides. Spores were counted and identified taxonomically under a microscope. Diversity, dominance, equitability and similarity indexes were calculated from abundance data. The degraded area had the highest number of spores and featured communities with the lowest rates in richness, diversity and equitability. However, high spore density was caused by the frequent presence of G. sinuosum sporocarps. Ten to 12 species were verified in each site from the preserved area while this number varied from 6 to 12 in the degraded area. In the degraded area, Site II, lying in the most protected area of the forest fragment, diversified and equilibrated communities existed, similar to sites in the preserved area. Results suggest that environmental degradation had negative effects on the establishment and diversity of AMF.
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Chmura, Damian, Paweł Adamski, and Zygmunt Denisiuk. "How do plant communities and flower visitors relate? A case study of semi-natural xerothermic grasslands." Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 82, no. 2 (2013): 99–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.5586/asbp.2013.015.
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<p>The paper examines the relationships between the species composition of flower visitors and plants in the semi-natural xerothermic grasslands in southern and central Poland. Thirty 10 × 10 m permanent plots were laid out in total, mainly in nature reserves. The vegetation units studied were classified according to the Braun-Blanquet system; these were phytocoenoses of the <em>Festuco-Brometea</em> classes <em>Inuletum ensifoliae</em>, <em>Adonido-Brachypodietum pinnati</em> and the transitional plant community. Entomological research was performed using the Pollard method within the same plots. A particular site was visited only once and different sites were studied between April and August 2008. We applied, among others, co-correspondence-analysis Co-CA, detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and redundancy analysis (RDA) to investigate the co-occurrence patterns of plants and flower visitors and their biotopic requirements. We found that the species composition of flower visitors cannot be predicted by floristic composition when the duration of the study is restricted to one day (but under similar weather conditions); however, there is a positive relationship between the species richness of insects and plants and a positive relationship between the number of plant species and the abundance of flower visitors. The Ellenberg moisture index and the cover of meadow species significantly explained the species composition of insects. The three various vegetation units and five dominant xerothermic species, i.e. <em>Adonis vernalis</em>, <em>Anemone sylvestris</em>, <em>Inula ensifolia</em>, <em>Linum hirsutum</em> and <em>Carlina onopordifolia</em> that were studied across time differed in the species richness of insects. Our results demonstrate that possible patterns in the species composition and the assembly rules of flower visitors are not apparent when the Pollard method is applied. Based on the data obtained using this method, the flower visiting assemblages seem not to be driven by competition and they primarily show a tendency to co-occur which can be an artifact. A plant-focused method that included a rarefaction analysis yielded more insightful results and shed more light on the differences between the dominant plants that shape the physiognomy of plant communities in a possible pollination specialization.</p>
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Mustafa, Rebaz L., and Shirwan O. Rashid. "Geographical Potentials for Emergence of Winter Tourism Attraction and Establishing of Nature Reserves in Penjween District." Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 4, no. 2 (2021): 154–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.14500/kujhss.v4n2y2021.pp154-162.
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After discovering the importance of the tourism sector and its contribution to national income gross, generating job opportunities and booming economic infrastructure, many countries showed interest in this sector and saw it as a pure and effortless income, and they tried to maintain and develop tourism attractions and make new and typical tourism spots like natural protected areas and winter resorts so they can attract more tourists and visitors. The aim of the research is to determine the best geographical area in the research area to establish a winter tourism attraction that suits all ages, and also to determine a proper place away from human activities to establish a natural protection area in the research area to reach the aim of the research. The research is divided into two parts, the first part is dedicated to introducing the research area, and the second part is dedicated to investigating a new and typical tourism attraction like winter and protection area. The research finds that Penjween province has many important natural and human features suitable for establishing a winter and natural protection area.
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Suman, Kalyan Chaudhury, Sarkar Sukanta, Rath Sabyasachi, and Harun K. "Revitalizing the Tourism Industry of Madhya Pradesh: Opportunities, Challenges, and Government Policies." International Journal of Academic Research 11, no. 4 (2024): 18–29. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13983182.
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<strong>Abstract: </strong>This paper discusses the status, prospects, and challenges before the tourism industry in Madhya Pradesh. It has been observed that there is a huge potentiality of tourism in the State. Madhya Pradesh is known for its eco-friendly destinations and the abundant natural diversity. It is also called as the “Tiger State of India.” It is a unique place with rugged mountains, dense forests, deep valleys, raging rivers, lakes and waterfalls. The location of the state is also an advantage for the tourism industry. It is situated in the centre of country. It has three UNESCO World Heritage sites like the Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, and the Khajuraho Group of Monuments which are famous among the tourists. The state has many natural reserves and national parks. Pachmarhi, Amarkantak and Shivpuri are the popular hill stations. The state is also well-known for its colourful fairs and festivals. Bhagoriya dance of Jhabua, Ramanavami of Chitrakoot and Orchha, Dusshera in Jabalpur, Shivratri in Khajuraho, Bhojpur, Pachmarhi and Ujjain; and the annual festival of dances at Khajuraho attract thousands of tourists every year. Tourist arrival in the state is growing constantly after the withdrawal of the corona pandemic restrictions. This industry in the state had suffered during the corona pandemic period. Tour operators, traders, taxi drivers, and vendors were the worst suffers during the restrictions. Though there are six tiger reserves, the Satpura Tiger Reserve is the most sought after are widespread tourist destination. October- February are the best time for visitors to travel the state. There are many challenges before this sector of the State. Shortage of infrastructure facilities, fund, and transport facilities are the major challenges. Therefore, the tourism department should implement proper policies for mitigating the constrains so as to develop the tourism sector in the state. The researcher has tried to identify the relationship between the impact of corona pandemic on tourist arrivals and the gross state domestic products through developed hypotheses.