Assessment of wildlife use for ecotourism in the Rio Cruces wetlands, Ramsar site of Chile

datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationInterciencia, Vol. 35, N°10, 730-738, 2010es
datacite.creatorMuñoz Pedreros, Andrés
datacite.creatorQuintana, Jorge
datacite.date2010
datacite.date.issued2012-02-08
datacite.subjectEcoturismoes
datacite.subjectEvaluación de usoes
datacite.subjectFauna silvestrees
datacite.titleAssessment of wildlife use for ecotourism in the Rio Cruces wetlands, Ramsar site of Chilees
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-08T17:54:18Z
dc.date.available2012-02-08T17:54:18Z
dc.description.abstractWildlife, excluding species of direct economic importance, is considered only when an appeal is obvious and demanded for ecotourism; however, methods for assessing fauna as a whole have not been implemented without a priori assumptions and biases belonging to rather intuitive management practices. A methodology for assessing wetland wildlife ecotourism objectives was developed. It was applied to a list of 50 birds and two mammals selected in the Cruces River wetlands, a Ramsar site in southern Chile. The ratings consider parameters that are demanded by ecotourism activities, such as abundance, aesthetic value, visibility, conservation status, endemism, historical/cultural or scientific value and importance of use, and taxonomic uniqueness. The visibility considered variables such as period of activity, colorfulness and mimicry, size, acoustic visibility, visibility of signs, behaviour, and degree of tolerance to observers. Each of these parameters was weighted according to their relative importance and values for each species were determined according to surveys in the field, literature review and expert panels.es
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/600
dc.language.isoenes
dc.sourceIntercienciaes
dc.title.alternativeEvaluación de fauna silvestre para uso ecoturístico en humedales del Río Cruces, sitio Ramsar de chilees
oaire.resourceTypeArtículo de Revistaes
uct.carreraCiencia Política y Gestión Públicaes
uct.carreraIngeniería Civil Ambientales
uct.carreraIngeniería en Recursos Naturales Renovableses
uct.catalogadoragaes
uct.comunidadRecursos Naturaleses
uct.facultadFacultad de Recursos Naturaleses
uct.indizacionISIes
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