The impact of nature-based tourism on bird communities: A case study in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park

Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1005-1014

  Huhta, Esa ^a   Sulkava, Pekka ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Natural Heritage Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bird communities; Disturbance; Disturbance gradient; Nature based tourism; Recreation; Urban development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SPORTS; URBAN GROWTH;

BIRD COMMUNITIES; DISTURBANCE; DISTURBANCE GRADIENTS; NATURE-BASED TOURISM; RECREATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

TOURISM;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BREEDING; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE; NATIONAL PARK; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BIRCH; BIRD COMMUNITY; BUILDING; CAVITY NESTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; FOREST; HABITAT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SCOTS PINE; SPECIES; SPRUCE; TOURISM; TREE NESTER; URBAN AREA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

FINLAND; LAPPI [FINLAND]; PALLAS-YLLASTUNTURI NATIONAL PARK;

AVES; CORVIDA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECREATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL; TREES; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84898046398     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0253-7     Document Type: Article

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