Hiking trails and tourism impact assessment in protected area: Jiuzhaigou Biosphere Reserve, China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 279-293

  Li, Wenjun ^a   Ge, Xiaodong ^a   Liu, Chunyan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Circularity; Connectivity; Protected area; Recreation and tourism; Trail; Trampling problem

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CHINA; PROTECTED AREA; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TRAMPLING PROBLEM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NATURE RESERVE; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TRAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURAL SCIENCE; PLANT ROOT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; TOURISM; VEGETATION; WALKING;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PLANT ROOTS; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 25844449628     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-4327-0     Document Type: Article

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