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Quantifying wildlife watchers' preferences to investigate the overlap between recreational and conservation value of natural areas.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Mancini, F. & Coghill, G. M. & Lusseau, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nature-based recreation substantially benefits human wellbeing, for example, by improving physical and mental health. However, recreation can also hav...

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An open-source image classifier for characterizing recreational activities across landscapes.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Winder, S. G. & Lee, H. & Seo, B. & Lia, E. H. & Wood, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Environmental management increasingly relies on information about ecosystem services for decision-making. Compared with regulating and provisioning se...

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Ski tourism affects habitat use and evokes a physiological stress response in capercaillie Tetrao urogallus: a new methodological approach.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Thiel, D. & Jenni-Eiermann, S. & Braunisch, V. & Palme, R. & Jenni, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human outdoor recreational activities are increasing and have a significant impact on wildlife. There are few methods suitable for investigating the r...

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Spatial distribution of biodiversity citizen science in a natural area depends on area accessibility and differs from other recreational area use.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Mandeville, C. P. & Nilsen, E. B. & Finstad, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Opportunistic citizen science produces large amounts of primary biodiversity data but is underutilized in the conservation and management of protected...

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Synchrony - an emergent property of recreational fisheries.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Kaemingk, M. A. & Chizinski, C. J. & Hurley, K. L. & Pope, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recreational fisheries are traditionally managed at local scales, but more effective management could be achieved using a cross-scale approach. To do ...

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Mountain hares Lepus timidus and tourism: stress events and reactions.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Rehnus, M. & Wehrle, M. & Palme, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Winter tourism in the European Alps has developed rapidly over the past few decades, leading to the expansion of ski resorts, growing numbers of visit...

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Impact of outdoor winter sports on the abundance of a key indicator species of alpine ecosystems.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Patthey, P. & Wirthner, S. & Signorell, N. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tourism and leisure activities have increased continuously all over the world during the past decades, exerting a growing pressure upon naturally frag...

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Seeking ground less traveled: elk responses to recreation.

Published online: 06 Nov 2019

Authors: Kantor, S. & Wisdom, M. & Johnson, B.

Content type: Bulletin

Recreating on public land is increasingly popular in the Pacific Northwest. Recreation management requires balancing opportunities for people to enjoy...

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Evaluation of the upland ecosystem service pilots: Annex 2. South West uplands.

Published online: 10 Apr 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Kirkup, B. & Maiden, T.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the South West Uplands (England, UK) pilot project. The pilots were innovative in nature and w...

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NatureScot Research Report 1289 - Enjoying the Outdoors - Monitoring the impact of Coronavirus and social distancing - Wave 3 survey results (September 2021).

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: Stewart, D. & Eccleston, J.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report presents the findings from a further, third wave undertaken a year later, with fieldwork running from 7 to 21 September 2021 and responden...

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