Review of studies on environmental impacts of recreation and tourism in Australia

Sun, Di; Walsh, Dee

doi:10.1006/jema.1998.0200

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“…Increased foot traffic into angling access points could potentially lead to removal of vegetation (Cole 1987;Marion and Cole 1996;Müller and others 2003), loss of plant diversity (Cole 1987;Ros and others 2004), soil compaction (Marion and Cole 1996;Roovers and others 2004;Andrés-Abellán and others 2005), and erosion, factors that have rarely been studied in the context of recreational fishing (Cooke and Cowx 2006;Lewin and others 2006) but are known in terms of hiking and camping impacts (reviewed in Sun and Walsh 1998). In turn, because riparian vegetation is important in providing overhead cover and shade for fish and also in anchoring soil, riparian disturbance may lead to increased shoreline erosion as well as decreased habitat complexity (Delong and Brusven 1991;Schiemer and others 1995;Schindler and Scheuerell 2002).…”

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The Effect of Shoreline Recreational Angling Activities on Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Within an Urban Environment: Implications for Conservation and Management

O’Toole

Hanson

Cooke

2009

Environmental Management

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There is growing concern that recreational shoreline angling activity may negatively impact littoral and riparian habitats independent of any direct or indirect influences of fish harvest or fishing mortality through mechanisms such as disturbance (e.g., trampling, erosion) and pollution (e.g., littering). We sampled a suite of aquatic and terrestrial variables (i.e., water quality, aquatic and terrestrial macrophytes, soil compaction, anthropogenic refuse) at 14 high shoreline angling-activity sites (identified by way of interviews with conservation officers and angling clubs) within an urban area (Ottawa, Canada). For each high angling-activity site, a nearby corresponding low angling-activity site was sampled for comparison. We found that the percentage of barren area and soil compaction were greater in areas of high angling activity compared with areas that experienced relatively low angling activity. In addition, terrestrial and aquatic macrophyte density, height, and diversity were lower at high angling-activity sites. Angling-and non-angling-related litter was present in large quantities at each of the high angling-activity sites, and comparatively little litter was found at low anglingactivity sites. Collectively, these findings indicate that shoreline angling does alter the riparian environment, contributing to pollution and environmental degradation in areas of high angling intensity. With growing interest in providing urban angling opportunities and in response to increasing interest in developing protected areas and parks, a better understanding of the ecologic impacts of shoreline angling is necessary to address multiuser conflicts, to develop angler outreach and educational materials, and to optimize management of angling effort to maintain ecologic integrity of riparian and aquatic ecosystems.

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The Effect of Shoreline Recreational Angling Activities on Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Within an Urban Environment: Implications for Conservation and Management

O’Toole

Hanson

Cooke

2009

Environmental Management

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“…Grande parte do conhecimento sobre os efeitos dessa influência é proveniente da América do Norte, sobretudo dos Estados Unidos (Cole 1978, 1987, Cole & Marion 1988, Hall & Kuss 1989, Olive & Marion 2009, Wimpey & Marion 2010) e, em menor número, da Europa, Ásia e Oceania (Sun & Walsh 1998, Pickering & Hill 2007, Törn et al 2009). Em relação ao Neotrópico, que abriga elevada biodiversidade (e.g., Antonelli & Sanmartín 2011), apenas recentemente iniciaram-se investigações nesse sentido -notadamente a partir de Rodolfo et al (2008a, b), Villagra (2008) Conforme demonstrado em alguns estudos, principalmente os que tratam sobre o efeito de borda, as alterações das condições abióticas do ambiente, como as provocadas pelo desmatamento e abertura de clareiras e trilhas, são capazes de provocar mudanças em comunidades vegetais (Murcia 1995).…”

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Trilhas e seu papel ecológico: o que temos aprendido e quais as perspectivas para a restauração de ecossistemas?

Eisenlohr

Meyer

Miranda

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Hoehnea

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-(Trails and their ecological role: what have we learned and what are the prospects for restoration of ecosystems?). We aimed at reviewing the ecological role of the trails and inserting this theme into restoration ecology projects. For a comprehensive understanding of this ecological role, we addressed the applicability of trails to Environmental Education (EE) projects and their impacts on vegetation. We showed that trails are suitable places to practice EE programs. On the other hand, we point out a number of potential concerns arising from the use and opening of trails as, for example, soil compaction and changes in the composition, structure, and diversity of adjacent vegetation. Hence, we indicate that trails can be addressed in restoration projects of ecosystems. We conclude by suggesting some questions that can guide future works on trails and vegetation, including their connections with restoration ecology. Keywords: Environmental Education, forest fragmentation, human impacts, soil compaction, species diversity RESUMO -(Trilhas e seu papel ecológico: o que temos aprendido e quais as perspectivas para a restauração de ecossistemas?). Nosso objetivo foi revisar o papel ecológico das trilhas e inserir essa temática nos projetos de restauração ecológica. Para uma compreensão abrangente desse papel ecológico, abordamos tanto as possíveis aplicações das trilhas para projetos de Educação Ambiental (EA) quanto seus impactos sobre a vegetação. Mostramos que as trilhas ecológicas constituem espaços adequados para a prática de programas de EA. Por outro lado, apontamos uma série de potenciais problemas advindos da abertura e utilização de trilhas, como, por exemplo, compactação do solo e alterações na composição, estrutura e diversidade da vegetação adjacente, para então indicarmos que é possível abordar as trilhas nos projetos de restauração de ecossistemas. Concluímos sugerindo algumas perguntas que poderão nortear os futuros trabalhos sobre trilhas e vegetação, incluindo suas conexões com a restauração ecológica. Palavras-chave: compactação do solo, diversidade de espécies, Educação Ambiental, fragmentação florestal, impactos antrópicos

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“…This topic has been the subject of numerous studies, with an extensive overview having been provided by several publications (e.g. Marion, 1996, 2000;Sun and Walsh, 1998;Orams, 2002;Cole, 2004;Davenport and Davenport, 2006;Pstrocka and Rak, 2006;Pickering et al, 2010;Monz et al, 2010).…”

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Quantifying short-term surface changes on recreational trails: The use of topographic surveys and ‘digital elevation models of differences’ (DODs)

Ewertowski

2013

Geomorphology

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(2013) 'Quantifying short-term surface changes on recreational trails : the use of topographic surveys and 'digital elevation models of dierences' (DODs). ', Geomorphology., Further information on publisher's website:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.08.005Publisher's copyright statement: NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Geomorphology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A denitive version was subsequently published in Geomorphology, 183, 2013Geomorphology, 183, , 10.1016Geomorphology, 183, /j.geomorph.2012 Additional information:Please cite this manuscript as: Aleksandra M. Tomczyk, Marek Ewertowski, Quantifying short-term surface changes on recreational trails: The use of topographic surveys and`digital elevation models of dierences' (DODs), Geomorphology, Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details.

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Review of studies on environmental impacts of recreation and tourism in Australia

Cited by 133 publications

References 7 publications

The Effect of Shoreline Recreational Angling Activities on Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Within an Urban Environment: Implications for Conservation and Management

The Effect of Shoreline Recreational Angling Activities on Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Within an Urban Environment: Implications for Conservation and Management

Trilhas e seu papel ecológico: o que temos aprendido e quais as perspectivas para a restauração de ecossistemas?

Quantifying short-term surface changes on recreational trails: The use of topographic surveys and ‘digital elevation models of differences’ (DODs)

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