期刊
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 304, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114224
关键词
Complex social-ecological systems; Ecological intensities; Management tool; Outdoor recreation; Social intensities
资金
- Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration project [F-182-R]
- IRB Project [14051]
- Hatch funds through the Agricultural Research Division at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration project [W-120-T]
Accounting for variations in visitor conflicts and ecological disturbance of outdoor recreation activities across space and time can be challenging for managers in social-ecological systems. The study developed a method to quantify and visualize social and ecological intensities resulting from outdoor recreation, highlighting the potential for conflicts and disturbances posed by different activity groups. The research demonstrated the utility of the method at a specific wildlife refuge and emphasized the importance of considering diverse recreational activities and associated impacts for effective management of ecological resources and visitor conflicts.
Accounting for the variation of visitor conflicts and ecological disturbance of outdoor recreation activities across space and time can cause difficulty for managers seeking to make decisions in social-ecological systems (SESs). We develop a method to quantify and visualize social and ecological intensities resulting from outdoor recreation. We demonstrate the utility of our method at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, where we conducted onsite surveys for an entire year of recreationists participating in consumptive (i.e., hunting), intermediate consumptive (i.e., fishing) and nonconsumptive (e.g., hiking) activities. We use survey results and combine them with expert consensus by engaging refuge managers and scientists (i.e., Delphi method) to chart patterns in social (e.g., visitor conflicts) and ecological (e.g., damages to natural resources) intensities across multiple spatial and temporal scales. We highlight unexpected patterns that are revealed by collectively considering multi activity groups through space and time and combining different survey methods (onsite, Delphi method). Based on the consensus reached using the Delphi method, the consumptive group had the greatest potential for social conflicts and ecological disturbances. Social and ecological intensities (i.e., hotspots) of recreation varied across lake types and seasons, highlighting high-intensity areas and periods on the refuge. Accounting for diverse outdoor recreation activities and coinciding social and ecological intensities will allow managers of SESs the ability to concomitantly preserve ecological resources, prioritize conservation efforts, and minimize visitor conflicts. We demonstrate the utility and ease of use of this technique, which can be implemented by managers and scientists within their respective SES of interest.
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