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

dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Pedreros, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorQuintana, Jorge
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-08T17:54:18Z
dc.date.available2012-02-08T17:54:18Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-08
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.citationInterciencia, Vol. 35, N°10, 730-738, 2010es
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/600
dc.language.isoenes
dc.sourceIntercienciaes
dc.subjectEcoturismoes
dc.subjectEvaluación de usoes
dc.subjectFauna silvestrees
dc.titleAssessment of wildlife use for ecotourism in the Rio Cruces wetlands, Ramsar site of Chilees
dc.title.alternativeEvaluación de fauna silvestre para uso ecoturístico en humedales del Río Cruces, sitio Ramsar de chilees
dc.typeArtículo 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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