Population ecology and habitat suitability modelling of Betula utilis D. Don in the sub-alpine ecosystem of Great Himalayan National Park, North-Western Indian Himalaya: a UNESCO World Heritage site

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Singh ◽  
S. S. Samant ◽  
Suneet Naithani
Keyword(s):  
Population Ecology ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
National Park ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Indian Himalaya ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Habitat Suitability Modelling ◽  
North Western

scholarly journals The Wadden Sea as a National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site: Students’ Word Associations with These Two Conservation Designations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 8006
Author(s):  
Till Schmäing ◽  
Norbert Grotjohann
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Wadden Sea ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Word Associations ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Significant Difference

The Wadden Sea ecosystem is unique in many respects from a biological perspective. This is one reason why it is protected by national parks in Germany and by its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In biology didactics, there are only a few studies that focus on the Wadden Sea. This work investigates students’ word associations with the two stimulus words “national park” and “UNESCO World Heritage Site”. The survey was conducted among students living directly at the Wadden Sea and among students from the inland. The analysis of the identified associations (n = 8345) was carried out within the framework of a quantitative content analysis to be able to present and discuss the results on a group level. A statistically significant difference was found between the two groups. Overall, results showed that the students made subject-related associations as well as a large number of associations to both stimulus words that could be judged as non-subject-related. In some cases, a connection with the region of residence could be found, but this was not generally the case. Even students’ immediate residential proximity to the Wadden Sea is no guarantee that they have knowledge of the two considered protection terms.

scholarly journals Checklist of aquatic Diptera (Insecta) of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, a UNESCO world heritage site

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 918 ◽  
pp. 99-142
Author(s):  
Marija Ivković ◽  
Valentina Dorić ◽  
Viktor Baranov ◽  
Zlatko Mihaljević ◽  
Levente-Péter Kolcsár ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Aquatic Habitats ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
First Time ◽  
Plitvice Lakes

Studies on aquatic Diptera in the Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia) conducted in the last 50 years have produced 157 species and 7 taxa of aquatic Diptera placed in 13 families. Samples were collected at 25 sampling sites representing the four main types of karst aquatic habitats: spring, stream, tufa barriers and lakes. All records of all the aquatic families of Diptera in Plitvice Lakes NP are summarized, including previously unpublished data. Twelve species new for Plitvice Lakes NP are recorded for the first time, belonging to the families: Chironomidae – Labrundinia longipalpis (Goetghebuer, 1921), Nilothauma brayi (Goetghebuer, 1921), Potthastia longimanus Kieffer, 1922, Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804), Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963; Dixidae – Dixella autumnalis (Meigen, 1838); Scathophagidae – Acanthocnema latipennis Becker, 1894 and Stratiomyidae – Oxycera pardalina Meigen, 1822, Oxycera limbata Loew, 1862, Oxycera turcica Ustuner & Hasbenli, 2004, Nemotelus pantherinus (Linnaeus, 1758), Oplodontha viridula (Fabricius, 1775). The most species-rich family was the Chironomidae with 62 species (and an additional seven taxa), followed by the Empididae with 22 species and Limoniidae with 19 species. The highest number of species was recorded in springs. The relatively low number of species in certain families and the complete absence of some aquatic families shows that further research into the aquatic Diptera in Plitvice Lakes NP is needed.

scholarly journals Management zonation and its implementation at a UNESCO World Heritage Site: a case study for the Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Maja Vurnek ◽  
Andrijana Brozinčević ◽  
Željko Rendulić ◽  
Kazimir Miculinić ◽  
Vesna Vukadin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Plitvice Lakes

scholarly journals Tourists Expectation And Perception Towards Environmental Issue Management For Green Tourism Of Khao Yai National Park

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Aurathai Lertwannawit ◽  
Jirawat Anuwichanont
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Environmental Issue ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Issue Management ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Stakeholder Collaboration ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Khao Yai National Park ◽  
Green Tourism

This paper presents the results of a study conducted to evaluate tourists perceptions of environmental issue management in Khao Yai National Park, where has been inscribed as a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Dong Phaya YenKhaoYai Forest Complex since 2005. The information could assist in addressing tourists perception in order to improve the management of the site for sustainable green tourism. The current study was carried out in 4 sites located in the complex. The sample size for this research is 654 tourists. The study analyzes six issues of environmental issue management, which are pollution, facilities, safety, regulation enforcement, eco-tourism activities, and stakeholder collaboration. Each dimension was rated both in term of expectation and perception. Positive gaps are found between the scores of perception and expectation of environmental issue management, implying that environmental issue management in the complex is more effective than tourists expect it to be.

INHERITING THE CITY: HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE OF GEORGE TOWN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohayah Che Amat
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Landscape Values ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Community Evaluation ◽  
George Town

This research presents the value of historic urban landscape (HUL) elements in influencing the character of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), Penang, Malaysia. The values were perceived by the local community of different social-cultural groups that occupied the study area. The historic urban landscape elements constitute towards the protection of its townscape. The identification of the heritage elements influenced by the community interaction with their environment. This study also helps to define the character of a place, as well as reflecting its historical significance. The study adopted four techniques to gather both qualitative and quantitative data, including questionnaire survey, in-depth interview, visual survey and content analysis. In general, the local community has the capability in valuing the historic urban landscape values. The outcomes of their perceptions became the statement of the historic urban landscape values, which are expected to lead to the development of the areas. The community evaluation and perception can be expanded in implementing any development of the historic urban area by the authority.

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