Mediterranean ecosystems: problems and tools for conservation

IN Vogiatzakis, AM Mannion… - Progress in Physical …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Mediterranean ecosystems rival tropical ecosystems in terms of plant biodiversity. The
Mediterranean Basin (MB) itself hosts 25 000 plant species, half of which are endemic. This …

旅游环境影响研究进展与启示

巩劼, 陆林 - 自然资源学报, 2007 - jnr.ac.cn
旅游环境影响是旅游环境和旅游影响研究中的重要内容, 可为旅游区环境资源保护与管理提供
基本依据, 对生态旅游及可持续旅游的发展具有重要意义. 为探讨旅游环境影响研究中存在的 …

Natural and human controls on dune vegetation cover and disturbance

I Delgado-Fernandez, N O'Keeffe… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Beaches and dunes are one of the most heavily used environments on Earth, with tourism
and residential uses leading to ecosystem loss and dune degradation. Many coastal dune …

Hosts, guests and politics: Coastal resorts morphological change

K Andriotis - Annals of Tourism Research, 2006 - Elsevier
Resort morphology goes through a predictable sequence of stages: from pre-tourism low
through high-density development to an urbanized state. Three elements are considered …

Processes and patterns of landscape change on a small Aegean island: The case of Sifnos, Greece

J Tzanopoulos, IN Vogiatzakis - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2011 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean island landscape is a mosaic of land-cover types that manifest the
historical interaction between physical and anthropogenic processes that have affected …

Vegetation changes as an indicator of impact from tourist development in an arid transgressive coastal dune field

AI Hernández-Cordero, L Hernández-Calvento… - Land use policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Arid transgressive coastal dune fields experience significant changes over short time
periods. They are ideal systems to analyze environmental changes induced by human …

Can coastal scenery be managed? The Valparaíso region, Chile as a case study

N Rangel-Buitrago, M Contreras-López… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Coastal tourism developed along the Valparaíso region of Chile is being threatened by a
very particular issue: scenery degradation related to extreme urbanization and collateral …

Human impacts quantification on the coastal landforms of Gran Canaria Island (Canary Islands)

N Ferrer-Valero, L Hernández-Calvento… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
The coastal areas of the Canary Islands are particularly sensitive to changes, both from a
natural perspective and for their potential socio-economic implications. In this paper, the …

A novel index for assessing perceived availability and public demand for urban green space: Application in a Mediterranean island

I Christoforidi, D Kollaros, M Papadakaki… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective benefits that humans derive from natural ecosystems and their enduring
manifestation in urban green spaces (UGS) is well-know. Nevertheless, citizens' preference …

Degradation of an arid coastal landscape in relation to land use changes in Southern Tenerife (Canary Islands)

R Otto, BO Krüsi, F Kienast - Journal of Arid Environments, 2007 - Elsevier
The results of the first study of land use changes between 1964 and 1992 in Southern
Tenerife (Canary Islands) are presented and discussed in relation to the general socio …