Human Accessibility Modelling Applied to Protected Areas Management

dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Carolina Franco [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Barros Ferraz, Silvio Frosini
dc.contributor.authorMicchi de Barros Ferraz, Katia Maria Paschoaletto
dc.contributor.authorGaletti, Mauro [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorTheobald, David Martin
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionColorado State Univ
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-30T18:48:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:57:38Z
dc.date.available2013-09-30T18:48:21Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:57:38Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-01
dc.description.abstractNatural protected areas in tropical regions are considered important refuges for flora and fauna, and the only remaining habitat for many species. However, these areas still suffer from numerous human impacts, whether by illegal hunting, logging or tourism. Mapping areas of greater human access and its potential effect to wildlife should be considered as strategy for management in protected areas. This study aimed to generate a human accessibility map for the Anchieta Island, for purposes of zoning and management. We evaluated the impact of human presence (tourism) on the occurrence of wildlife at Anchieta Island by using the concept of human accessibility. Accessibility model was correlated with estimated travel-time using Pearson's Correlation and showed significant positive relationship (r = 0.714) between accessibility model and travel time observed in the field. Thus, the accessibility methodology can be a valuable tool to analyze human impacts on wildlife through hunting and logging in protected areas.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo USP, Dept Ciencias Florestais, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz ESALQ, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Vale Sao Francisco UNIVASF, Ctr Conservacao & Manejo Fauna CEMAFAUNA CAATINGA, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Ecol, Lab Biol Conservacao, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationColorado State Univ, Dept Fish Wildlife & Conservat Biol, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Ecol, Lab Biol Conservacao, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 08/01866-3
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 08/03724-1
dc.format.extent232-239
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4322/natcon.2011.031
dc.identifier.citationNatureza & Conservacao. Rio de Janeiro: Assoc Brasileira Ciência Ecologica E Conservacao, v. 9, n. 2, p. 232-239, 2011.
dc.identifier.doi10.4322/natcon.2011.031
dc.identifier.issn1679-0073
dc.identifier.lattes3431375174670630
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/20539
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000298975600013
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAssoc Brasileira Ciência Ecologica E Conservacao
dc.relation.ispartofNatureza & Conservacao
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.766
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectTourismen
dc.subjectCost-Distanceen
dc.subjectAnchieta Island State Parken
dc.subjectAccessibilityen
dc.subjectZoningen
dc.titleHuman Accessibility Modelling Applied to Protected Areas Managementen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderAssoc Brasileira Ciência Ecologica E Conservacao
unesp.author.lattes3431375174670630
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-7870-8696[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-1808-5420[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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