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Effects of temporal variations in ecotourist noise on an avian community a case study from a UNESCO world heritage site2.38 MB
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Journal article
Effects of temporal variations in ecotourist noise on an avian community: a case study from a UNESCO world heritage site
Journal of Ecotourism, Vol.23(3), pp.328-346
2024
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Abstract
Investigations into how ecotourist resorts and their visitors impact local ecosystems and their wildlife have produced mixed results. One characteristic of ecotourist infrastructure is anthropogenic noise, and especially how fluctuations of visitors contribute to it. Furthermore, we do not understand how these noise levels influence animal species richness and/or assemblages. Here, we used passive acoustic recording over nine months to quantify how variation in weekly and seasonal human activity influence local bird assemblages at a popular ecotourist resort situated on K’gari (Fraser Island), Australia, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an Important Bird Area (Birdlife International). Background noise levels were highest during peak tourist season, especially proximate to main buildings. This noise was primarily associated with machinery and vehicles, but not human voices or music. Bird species richness correlated with noise (levels and detections), but did not appear to be sensitive to peak seasons or human voices. Community composition, however, was influenced by temporal and spatial fluctuations across peak tourist seasons. This study has implications for the development and maintenance of ecotourist infrastructure attempting to support visitors seeking sightings of rare or sensitive bird species and highlights anthropogenic noise as an important consideration for the industry.
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- Title
- Effects of temporal variations in ecotourist noise on an avian community: a case study from a UNESCO world heritage site
- Authors
- Dominique A. Potvin (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringBen L. Gilby (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringMadeleine K. Anderson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringNicole I. M. Watson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Publication details
- Journal of Ecotourism, Vol.23(3), pp.328-346
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1080/14724049.2023.2202361
- ISSN
- 1747-7638; 1472-4049
- Copyright note
- © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99719298702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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