Protected area tourism in a changing climate: Will visitation at US National Parks warm up or overheat?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Fisichelli, Nicholas A ^a   Schuurman, Gregor W ^a   Monahan, William B ^a   Ziesler, Pamela S ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMIDITY; NATIONAL PARK; PRECIPITATION; TOURISM; UNITED STATES; WARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; RECREATIONAL PARK; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939239996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128226     Document Type: Article

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