Tourism, Recreation and Biologial Invasions

AGUSTINA BARROS; ROSS SHACKLETON; LISA REW; CRISTOBAL PIZARRO; ANIBAL PAUCHARD

CABI PUBLISHING

Año: 2022 p. 195

9781800620537

Through this book we aim to bring together the interrelationships between tourism, recreation and invasive species, as a way to provide a better understanding on how these factors interact and affect nature conservation, tourism development and recreational opportunities and how to manage these issues better in the future (Fig. 1). For this we have compiled a unique set of case studies to improve broad-scale understanding and establish the basis for future work on the subject. The book is split into three core sections which illustrate how both tourism and recreation sectors can; i) facilitate and promote biological invasions through introductions, spread (pathways) and disturbance, ii) how these invasions can have positive and negative impacts on the sector, and iii) how engaging with the social dimensions and stakeholders is needed to improve INNS management within the tourism and recreation sector. The book covers a vast array of climatic regions and ecosystems across all continents, from tropical to temperate mountains, oceans and freshwater systems, to terrestrial Antarctica. It also covers different invasive organisms, including terrestrial and aquatic plants and animals and microorganisms. Because of the nature of tourism and recreation that embrace a large spectrum of activities, this book provides examples from the range of activities undertaken in these settings including hiking, skiing, recreational fishing and hunting, boating, zoos, gastrotourism, diving, among others. Despite our efforts to cover the diversity of aspects related to tourism, recreation and biological invasions, we know there are still many gaps, not only in this book but also in international literature. Gaps we encourage researchers to fill across the globe.