Effect of Vegetation Types on Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in Ciervo de los Pantanos National Park, a Natural Remnant in a Highly Endangered Landscape

Abstract Species diversity can be affected by the structure of vegetation, which may vary in height, density, and distribution of trees, shrubs, and other plant types, configuring different types of habitats. In this study, we evaluated the diversity of sarcosaprophagous Sarcophagidae communities inhabiting the remnant representative habitats protected in Ciervo de los Pantanos National Park: grasslands, forests, and wetlands. We hypothesized that the abundance and diversity of flesh flies would be higher in the grasslands and wetlands than in the forest patches. Samplings were carried out in each habitat type using baited traps during the four seasons in 2015, 2016, and 2019. We collected 585 sarcophagid flies of 17 species. Fifteen species were recorded in grasslands, twelve in the wetlands, and seven in the forests, Tricharaea (Sarcophagula) occidua (Fabricius) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) being the most abundant (58.3% of the total sample). As expected, the highest abundance was recorded in grasslands whereas the lowest was found in forests. In addition, flesh fly abundance was affected by season. Sarcophagid assemblages differed between habitats and the overall dissimilarity was mainly explained by nestedness. This study provides important information about sarcosaprophagous sarcophagid flies in a little-studied protected natural area in Argentina, which is fundamental for their conservation and useful in forensic investigations.

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Perception of Sustainability of Spanish National Parks: Public Use, Tourism and Rural Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12041333 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1333 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Esteban Pérez-Calderón ◽

Jorge Manuel Prieto-Ballester ◽

Vanessa Miguel-Barrado ◽

Patricia Milanés-Montero

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Economic Development ◽

Social Development ◽

National Parks ◽

National Park ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Natural Area ◽

The Public ◽

Protected Natural Area

In the last decade, tourism activity associated with natural areas has stood out as a driver for economic development. Thus, it is a key factor for the economic and social sustainability of the community near a protected area. This paper analyses, considering the tourist exploitation and the public use of the National Park in the last decade, the perception about the sustainability of its geographical area closest. A questionnaire was used and sent to the authorities of the villages closest to each of the 15 National Parks. The structural equation model was used for the design and analysis of the model. The results confirmed significant relationships between the perception of economic development and quality of life, but not with social development. A positive relationship between quality of life and social development is also demonstrated. The three dimensions analysed, economic, social and quality of life, are influencing the perception of sustainability of the geographical area closest to the protected natural area. The legal limitations to the public use of these natural protected areas have been considered in the assessments made by the respondents. In conclusion, National Park managers, local entrepreneurs and institutional authorities (local, regional and national) are encouraged to better coordinate the resources of the protected natural area. The dynamization of tourist activities should be encouraged while respecting the biological value of the park, as has been done so far.

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ADVENTURE TOURISM IN SUTJESKA NATIONAL PARK

JOURNAL OF TOURSIM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT ◽

10.35666/25662880.2020.6.59 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 59-65

Keyword(s):

National Parks ◽

National Park ◽

Second World War ◽

World War ◽

Natural Area ◽

Adventure Tourism ◽

Historical Monuments ◽

Protected Natural Area ◽

The Subject ◽

Second World

The subject of the research is Sutjeska National Park, with special attention on the possibilities of establishing and developing adventure tourism. Sutjeska National Park is one of the four national parks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 1962, which makes it the oldest National Park. It was declared a protected area due to the famous Battle of Sutjeska during the Second World War, but also due to the existence of a significant natural geographical basis. A large number of cultural and historical monuments, Perućica rainforest, Maglić and Zelengora mountains, the mountain lakes, Sutjeska, and Hrčavka rivers are just some of the tourist potentials of the protected natural area. Until 1992, tourist activities in this area were based mainly on the achievements of the national struggle for liberation. After 1995, the interest of tourists in this type of tourism decreased to a large extent, so complementary tourist activities began to develop. To complete the tourist offer in Sutjeska national park, adventure tourism is being developed (hiking, mountaineering, alpine climbing, cycling, rafting, etc.). Given the natural geographical and cultural-historical elements, the Sutjeska national park is an ideal area for the development of this type of tourism, which contributes to the completion of the tourist offer.

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Inclusivity and Responsible Tourism: Designing a Trademark for a National Park Area

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13010013 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Edgardo Sica ◽

Roberta Sisto ◽

Piervito Bianchi ◽

Giulio Cappelletti

Keyword(s):

Empirical Evidence ◽

National Park ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Empirical Literature ◽

Special Focus ◽

Natural Area ◽

Tourism Experience ◽

Protected Natural Area ◽

Park Area ◽

Responsible Tourism

Responsible tourism provides a particular lens by which to consider how to improve the sustainability of tourism with the ambition to enhance the positive impacts of mainstream tourism, while reducing the negative ones. In this view, facilitating travel for people with disabilities represents an exceptional opportunity, and the idea that what is accessible to one traveler may be very difficult to access to another one with a different type of disability, makes inclusive tourism a relevant part of the global sustainable tourism agenda. The present study aims to provide empirical evidence on the adoption of the principles of responsible and inclusive tourism within a national park area. To this end, the paper discusses the case of the “E-Parks” research project which investigated the area of the Gargano National Park (Italy) with a special focus on the problems faced by tourists with disabilities, and on the improvements to enable all tourists to have the full enjoyment of their tourism experience. The study contributes, therefore, to enriching the empirical literature on inclusive and responsible tourism that has its application in the design of trademark procedural guidelines enabling tourists with different disabilities to access a protected natural area.

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Ethnoecology and conservation in protected natural areas: incorporating local knowledge in Superagui National Park management

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842005000100016 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 117-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

N. N. Pedroso-Júnior ◽

M. Sato

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Legal Protection ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Natural Areas ◽

Natural Area ◽

Protected Natural Area ◽

Protected Natural Areas ◽

Area Planning ◽

Natural Cycles

The majority of protected natural areas in Brazil were created in coastal areas inhabited by humans for centuries. However, legal protection has triggered a series of conflicts involving human settlements in these areas. To overcome part of these problems, ethnoecological studies have been conducted in order to discover what is known by local indigenous communities with respect to the land, its natural cycles, occurrence and abundance of animal species, and their use. This knowledge, coupled with that acquired in dealing with current situations that negatively affect the quality of life, is useful in protected natural-area planning and management. To that end, the present study proposes environmental education based on ethnoscientific methods, designed to facilitate the maintenance of socio-diversity in the Superagui National Park.

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Impacto socioeconómico del Parque Nacional de Cabañeros en Los Navalucillos (Toledo) = Socio-Economic Impact of the National Park of Cabañeros in Los Navalucilos (Toledo)

Espacio Tiempo y Forma Serie VI Geografía ◽

10.5944/etfvi.12.2019.24282 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 95

Author(s):

Nicolás García Galán

Keyword(s):

Environmental Protection ◽

National Park ◽

Socioeconomic Impact ◽

Northern Slope ◽

Natural Area ◽

The World ◽

Protected Natural Area ◽

Rural Zone ◽

Socio Economic Impact ◽

The Village

La declaración de un Espacio Natural Protegido (ENP) en una zona rural deprimida, habitualmente es visto por los residentes como un escaparate al mundo y la solución a todos los problemas que les aquejan. Tras el ingreso de las tierras de Cabañeros en la élite de la protección medioambiental española en 1995, su posterior ampliación en 2005 supuso para el municipio de Los Navalucillos el logro de su objetivo, con la incorporación de las tierras de la vertiente septentrional del Macizo Rocigalgo.Mediante la combinación de técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas, este trabajo evaluará el escaso impacto socioeconómico que el Parque Nacional de Cabañeros ha tenido en el municipio de Los Navalucillos durante los últimos trece años, y su relación con el resto del Área de Influencia Socioeconómica.AbstractThe declaration of a Protected Natural Area (PNA) in a depressed rural zone, it is usually perceived by its inhabitants as a way to show their land to the world and the solution to all the problems that affect them. After the entry of Cabañeros Area into the elite of Spanish environmental protection in 1995, its subsequent expansion in 2005 meant for the village of Los Navalucillos the achievement of its aim, with the incorporation of the lands of the northern slope of the Rocigalgo peak.With the combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques, this paper will assess the limited socioeconomic impact of the National Park of Cabañeros in Los Navalucillos during the last thirteen years, and its relationship with the rest of the socioeconomic influenced area.

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Impacts of forest fires on the number of hunting fauna populations in Irkutsk region

XXI century Technosphere Safety ◽

10.21285/2500-1582-2021-1-9-28 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 9-28

Author(s):

L. I. Belykh ◽

E. A. Sadovskaya

Keyword(s):

Forest Fires ◽

National Park ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Natural Area ◽

Irkutsk Region ◽

Protected Natural Area ◽

Hunting And Fishing ◽

Linear Correlations ◽

Negative Population

Using the statistical data for 2004-2018, the dynamics of forest fires and the number of hunting and fishing fauna in Irkutsk region and in one of its specially protected natural area - Olkhon district as part of the Baikal national Park were studied. Against the background of the positive dynamics of forest fire indicators, the dependence of the number of animals on their family, species and fires in adjacent areas and the region as a whole was established. The linear correlations confirmed the positive impact of fires on the population of deer (Cervidae), canids (Canidae), cats (Felidae), bears (Ursidae) and pheasants (Phasianidae), determined by the migration of animals from mountainous areas. The unstable and negative population dynamics was revealed for the Kunya family (Mustelidae).

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The Ability of Tourist Natural Trails to Resist Tourism Load and Possibilities for Reducing the Environmental Impacts : Case Study of the Slovak Paradise National Park (Slovakia)

Ekológia (Bratislava) ◽

10.1515/eko-2015-0027 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 281-292

Author(s):

Jana Janočková ◽

Mária Koščová ◽

Jana Jablonská

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impacts ◽

National Park ◽

Summer Season ◽

Natural Area ◽

Ongoing Debate ◽

Protected Natural Area ◽

Trampling Disturbance ◽

Technical Measures ◽

Tourist Flow

Abstract The strictly protected natural area of Sucha Bela Gorge, located in the Slovak Paradise National Park, Slovakia, is exposed to environmental degradation by heavy tourist loads. Although educational and technical measures have been put in place, there is ongoing debate whether and how to limit the intensity of tourist visits. This study evaluates the ability of the trail leading through the gorge to resist trampling disturbance and to minimise the environmental impacts in the wider area of Sucha Bela by keeping tourists from moving off the designated areas. Aspects of trail layout, geological and geomorphological structures, terrain altering during the summer season, and acceptable tourist flow were investigated.The results show the current development would be acceptable in the case of limited off-trail movement. It therefore seems appropriate to review the trail allocation and marking, and to focus on environmental education rather than on limiting tourist visits.

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Distribution and Conservation of Nikolsky’s Pitviper, Gloydius caucasicus (Reptilia, Viperidae) in Azerbaijan

Current Studies in Herpetology ◽

10.18500/1814-6090-2020-20-3-4-107-115 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (3/4) ◽

pp. 107-115

Author(s):

Artem A. Kidov ◽

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Sabina N. Bunyatova ◽

Tavakkul M. Iskanderov ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Forest Belt ◽

Mountain Forest ◽

Vulnerable Species ◽

Museum Collections ◽

Natural Area ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Protected Natural Area ◽

Data Book ◽

The Republic

The paper discusses the distribution of Nikolsky’s pitviper, Gloydius caucasicus, in Azerbaijan. According to the authors’ own research results, literature data and museum collections, 32 findings of this species in the Jalilabad (1 locality), Yardymly (11 localities), Lerik (10 localities), Lenkoran (10 localities) and Astara (5 localities) administrative districts are presented. All the known findings of the pitviper are located within 10–1,980 m above sea level in the Lenkoran lowland, the mountain forest belt of the Talysh Mountains, as well as in the mountain-xerophytic steppe of the Yardymly, Deman and Diabar intermountain depressions. The species is recorded on the territory of “Hirkan” National Park and Zuvand regional reserve. G. caucasicus is a rare snake species in Azerbaijan. The main threat to the pitviper in the region is habitat loss. To preserve the species in the northwestern periphery of the habitat, the authors recommend creating a specially protected natural area in the Jalilabad and Yardymly districts on the Alashar-Burovar Ridge. It is also necessary to include G. caucasicus into the Red Data Book of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the category “Vulnerable species” (VU).

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