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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Protected natural areas"”.
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Spatial Tools for Management of Protected Natural Areas: Case Studies in Camping Management and Trail Impact Assessment
… strategy on the Appalachian Trail, whereby protected area managers select and actively encourage or require visitors to camp on excavated "side-hill" campsites in sloping terrain. One of the most degraded camping locations along the popular Appalachian Trail was selected for this …
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Assessing and Evaluating Recreational Trails on Public Lands
… (visitor created) represent a threat to the natural resources of protected natural areas around the globe. These trails can remove vegetation, displace wildlife, alter hydrology, alter habitat, spread invasive species, and fragment landscapes. The second article (Chapter 3) examines informal …
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Spatial Studies to Support the Management of Long Distance Trails
… infrastructure supporting access to protected natural areas and providing recreation to hikers, runners, cyclists, equestrians, motorists, and many more worldwide. This research presents spatial studies intended to improve understanding of the environmental, managerial, and …
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Revealing the hidden : the cradle of humankind
… humankind often separates 'human place' from 'natural place'. This alienation from nature leads human beings to believe that activities outside of protected natural areas have no effect on the areas demarcated as 'natural' (Mang 2007). This belief is evident within the landscape of the Cradle …
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The Tortoise and the Landscape: Examining the Habitat, Daily Movement, Home Range Size, and Thermal Ecology of the Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)
… requirements. Despite this, there are clearly areas where G. berlandieri cannot persist (e.g., urbanized land and agricultural land). Basic autecological research identifies potential habitat of a species, but it can also reveal where a species cannot occur (i.e., species is excluded due to …