A meta‐analysis of recreation effects on vertebrate species richness and abundance

Larson, Courtney L.; Reed, Sarah E.; Merenlender, Adina M.; Crooks, Kevin R.

doi:10.1111/csp2.93

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“…The flip side to these positive aspects of nature‐based tourism and outdoor recreation is the potential for disruption of natural systems, disturbance to wildlife, and degradation of biodiversity (Buckley, 2004; Larson, Reed, Merenlender, & Crooks, 2019; Reed & Merenlender, 2008). Monitoring whether these impacts are indeed occurring is challenging.…”

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Relative effects of recreational activities on a temperate terrestrial wildlife assemblage

Naidoo

Burton²

2020

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Outdoor recreation is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world and provides many benefits to people. Assessing possible negative impacts of recreation is nevertheless important for sustainable management. Here, we used camera traps to assess relative effects of various recreational activitiesas compared to each other and to environmental conditions-on a terrestrial wildlife assemblage in British Columbia, Canada. Across 13 species, only two negative associations between recreational activities and wildlife detections were observed at weekly scales: mountain biking on moose and grizzly bears. However, finer-scale analysis showed that all species avoided humans on trails, with avoidance strongest for mountain biking and motorized vehicles. Our results imply that environmental factors generally shaped broad-scale patterns of wildlife use, but highlight that recreational activities also have detectable impacts. These impacts can be monitored using the same camera-trapping techniques that are commonly used to monitor wildlife assemblages.

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Relative effects of recreational activities on a temperate terrestrial wildlife assemblage

Naidoo

Burton²

2020

Conservat Sci and Prac

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“…We acknowledge that it is challenging to collect even the most basic information about how many visitors that a protected area receives, but ultimately scientists need this information in order to understand if there are thresholds of disturbance to species or ecosystems. Most studies of recreation impacts (80%) to date measure recreation as a categorical variable (Larson et al 2019); in other words, researchers compare sites with and without recreation or compare sites with low versus high levels of visitation. Instead, by measuring recreation as a continuous variable, scientists can specify response relationships and identify thresholds of recreation disturbance, in terms of the number of visitors, their spatial distribution, or the timing of their visits (Monz et al 2013).…”

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“…Second, given the deleterious effects of creation on species across geography and species (Larson et al 2019), it is important for land managers to act to mitigate these impacts. These land managers are legally mandated to conserve natural resources, including wildlife, and must daily make decisions about acquisition, designation, and management of protected areas before the science research described above is conducted.…”

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Entrenched ties between outdoor recreation and conservation pose challenges for sustainable land management

Thomas

Reed

2019

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Public demand for outdoor recreation has proved a major impetus for land protection in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, particularly in the US West. Many federal, state, and municipal conservation tools-policies, management programs, and funding initiatives-aim to ensure recreation access to public lands in conjunction with natural resources protection. However, as recreation use increases, driven by amenity migration and economic development, land managers face a growing challenge in balancing the trade-offs between recreation access and other conservation objectives. Drawing on original archival research, we describe the strong policy ties between outdoor recreation and conservation that emerged in the post-World War II era in response to widespread urbanization. Through semi-structured interviews with land managers, we assess the implications of those policy decisions for today's public land managers. Current management challenges include: poor visitor awareness of the cumulative impacts of recreation activity, resistance by local communities and user groups to restrictions on recreation access, insufficient scientific data to guide management decisions, and limited resources to manage recreationists and enforce regulations. We conclude by proposing strategies to promote sustainable management of multiple-use landscapes through targeted research, application of conservation planning principles, and enhanced cooperation among jurisdictions.

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“…Nonetheless, similar studies are yet to be conducted for the threatened resident species that highly depend on various habitats presented across Sabah for survival at this moment. Because of that, the spatial variation in abundance of a threatened resident species across Sabah remains a mystery to be solved by researchers in future, and then meta-analysis is verified as a suitable approach for conducting this type of study by past researchers [5]; [12]; [17]; [26].…”

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“…In most cases, a wildlife-related past study that involved field data collection could only cover limited study sites at a time. Therefore, there is an increasing trend in utilising the meta-analysis approach to cover a wider spatial scale in wildlife-related studies [5]; [12]; [17]; [26]. The assessment of spatial variation in abundance of various threatened resident bird species across different habitats of Sabah through field survey are both time and resource-consuming, therefore metaanalysis functions as a better approach for this type of research.…”

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Spatial Variation in the Abundances of Threatened Resident Avifauna across Sabah: A Meta-Analysis

2020

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Threatened resident bird species are dependent on local habitats for survival, and then habitat degradation can lead to the extinction of these avian species in Sabah. Henceforth, this paper intends to utilise meta-analysis in examining the spatial variation in abundances of these species, plus the influences of habitat conditions towards this matter across Sabah. A total of 16 past articles that reported the count data on threatened resident species in Sabah were selected, where 21 species and 475 individuals were included in the meta-analysis. The findings of this paper indicated that only certain species and groups of species showed spatial variation in abundances between different managements, forest types and forest conditions, such as Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila charltonii) that was significantly more abundant at commercial forest reserves, while the Hook-billed Bulbul (Setornis criniger) was significantly more abundant at state lands, compared to other habitats with different management. Then, Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) was significantly more abundant at the mixed lowland dipterocarp forests compared to other forest types in Sabah. This research excludes the assessment onto the interrelated influence of these three parameters, and also the effects of elevation and other forest types towards spatial variation in abundances of these species across different habitats. Therefore, further research is required to fill-up these research gaps and provide a much holistic understanding on the effect of habitat conditions towards spatial variation in abundances of threatened resident bird species across Sabah in future.

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A meta‐analysis of recreation effects on vertebrate species richness and abundance

Cited by 30 publications

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Relative effects of recreational activities on a temperate terrestrial wildlife assemblage

Relative effects of recreational activities on a temperate terrestrial wildlife assemblage

Entrenched ties between outdoor recreation and conservation pose challenges for sustainable land management

Spatial Variation in the Abundances of Threatened Resident Avifauna across Sabah: A Meta-Analysis

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