Interpretation reduces ecological impacts of visitors to world heritage site

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Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 338-341

  Littlefair, Carolyn ^a   Buckley, Ralf ^b  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NOISE; RAINFOREST; TRAMPLING; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; RECREATION; RISK; TEACHING; TRAVEL;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; QUEENSLAND; RECREATION; TEACHING MATERIALS; TRAVEL;

EID: 51549103463     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/07-R-393.1     Document Type: Article

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15. We thank Binna Burra Mountain Lodge, its former manager Mr. Linus Bagley, and its interpretive guides for permission and assistance in conducting these experimental tests; Mr. Michael Arthur for assistance with statistical analysis; and Associate Professor Stephen Wearing for assistance in developing best-practice interpretive approaches. We also thank two anonymous referees for encouraging us to extend our discussion.
16. First submitted 31 July 2007. Accepted for publication 9 January 2008.