Impacts of recreation and tourism on plant biodiversity and vegetation in protected areas in Australia
Abstract
This paper reviews recent research into the impact of recreation and tourism in protected areas on plant biodiversity and vegetation communities in Australia. Despite the international significance of the Australian flora and increasing visitation to protected areas there has been limited research on recreational and tourism impacts in Australia. As overseas, there are obvious direct impacts of recreation and tourism such as clearing of vegetation for infrastructure or damage from trampling, horse riding, mountain biking and off road vehicles. As well, there are less obvious but potentially more severe indirect impacts. This includes self-propagating impacts associated with the spread of some weeds from trails and roads. It also includes the severe impact on native vegetation, including many rare and threatened plants, from spread of the root rot fungus Phytopthora cinnamomi. This review highlights the need for more recreational ecology research in Australia.
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The overall negative effect of recreational activities is influenced by their intensity and spatial extent, which depend on usage frequency, activity type, seasonal variations, and local environmental conditions.
“The overall negative effect of recreational activities is influenced by their intensity and spatial extent, which depend on usage frequency, activity type, seasonal variations, and local environmental conditions (Pickering and Hill, 2007).”
From Towards integrated management of sandy anthropogenic shores: Developing tools for the exploration of human-natural interactions (2025) · cites this paper as Pickering and Hill, 2007
The intensity and extent of coastal recreation impacts depend on activity type, frequency, seasonal variations, and environmental conditions.
“The intensity and extent of these impacts depend on factors like activity type, frequency, seasonal variations, and environmental conditions (Pickering and Hill, 2007).”
From Towards integrated management of sandy anthropogenic shores: Developing tools for the exploration of human-natural interactions (2025) · cites this paper as Pickering and Hill, 2007
Most previous research has focused on vegetation species in open spaces such as natural parks, with relatively few studies addressing coastal vegetation, which differs in characteristics and habitats.
“Most previous research has focused on vegetation species in open spaces such as natural parks, with relatively few studies addressing coastal vegetation (Pickering and Hill, 2007;Šilc et al., 2017), which differs in characteristics and the habitats in which it grows.”
From Towards integrated management of sandy anthropogenic shores: Developing tools for the exploration of human-natural interactions (2025) · cites this paper as Pickering and Hill, 2007
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- Authors
- Pickering, C. M., & Hill, W.
- Affiliations
- Griffith University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Pickering, Catherine Marina
- Venue
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 791-800
- ISSN
- 0301-4797 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1965818074
- Cited by
- 369
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Environmental Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Keywords
- recreation impacts, tourism impacts, plant diversity, plant communities, protected areas, Australian flora, trampling, off-road vehicles, weed spread, invasive plants, Phytophthora cinnamomi, root rot, threatened plant species
- MeSH terms
- Australia, Conservation of Natural Resources, Recreation, Travel, Biodiversity, Plant Development
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