Luontomatkailun vaikutukset Käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon
The purpose of this master's thesis was to study environmental impacts of nature-based tourism on vegetation, insect communities, birds and soil nitrogen levels in Käsivarsi wilderness area in the Finnish Lapland. Tourism is the largest industry in the world and nature-based tourism is the fast...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/42630 2023-08-20T04:09:29+02:00 Luontomatkailun vaikutukset Käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon Environmental impacts of nature-based tourism in Käsivarsi wilderness area Lahti, Tuomas Helsingin yliopisto, Bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta, Ympäristötieteiden laitos University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences Helsingfors universitet, Bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten, Miljövetenskapliga institutionen 2014 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42630 fin fin Helsingfors universitet University of Helsinki Helsingin yliopisto URN:NBN:fi-fe20180115165 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42630 ecotourism vegetation birds insects soil nitrogen hiking hut Finland Lapland kasvillisuus linnut hyönteiset maaperän typpipitoisuus Kalottireitti autiotupa Environmental Biology Ympäristöbiologia Miljöbiologi pro gradu-avhandlingar pro gradu -tutkielmat master's thesis 2014 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-07-28T06:25:23Z The purpose of this master's thesis was to study environmental impacts of nature-based tourism on vegetation, insect communities, birds and soil nitrogen levels in Käsivarsi wilderness area in the Finnish Lapland. Tourism is the largest industry in the world and nature-based tourism is the fastest growing segment of it. Nature-based tourism takes place in areas that holds great nature values. These areas are often protected to preserve significant nature values from negative impacts of human activities. This controversy creates disharmony between nature tourism and nature conservation. Most popular nature tourism destinations in Finland are state owned national parks and wilderness areas. Wilderness areas are not within strict nature conservation. They are areas defined by law for preserving the typical character of the remaining wilderness areas, preserving native Saami culture and for preserving and developing recreational use of these areas. Studies have shown that nature-based tourism has caused changes by erosion and human disturbance to vegetation, mammals and birds. The key study question was to examine if there are changes in the soil nitrogen levels around huts used by hikers. I was also a point of interest to discover what kind of bird, insect and plant communities occur around these huts. Main interest was to see if there are changes in these communities on a gradient from high human impact areas around the huts to more pristine mountainous areas. The study was performed around five huts with three study lines, which had study points 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480 and 960 meters away from the hut. Birds were observed from the same lines but with 200 meter point counting intervals. It was also studied whether the abundance of graminoids was affected by the soil nitrogen levels and if soil nitrogen levels or the abundance of graminoids influenced changes in insect or bird communities. Results show that nature-based tourism has an impact on soil ammonium and nitrate levels. This impact was visible in ... Master Thesis saami Lapland Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
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The purpose of this master's thesis was to study environmental impacts of nature-based tourism on vegetation, insect communities, birds and soil nitrogen levels in Käsivarsi wilderness area in the Finnish Lapland. Tourism is the largest industry in the world and nature-based tourism is the fastest growing segment of it. Nature-based tourism takes place in areas that holds great nature values. These areas are often protected to preserve significant nature values from negative impacts of human activities. This controversy creates disharmony between nature tourism and nature conservation. Most popular nature tourism destinations in Finland are state owned national parks and wilderness areas. Wilderness areas are not within strict nature conservation. They are areas defined by law for preserving the typical character of the remaining wilderness areas, preserving native Saami culture and for preserving and developing recreational use of these areas. Studies have shown that nature-based tourism has caused changes by erosion and human disturbance to vegetation, mammals and birds. The key study question was to examine if there are changes in the soil nitrogen levels around huts used by hikers. I was also a point of interest to discover what kind of bird, insect and plant communities occur around these huts. Main interest was to see if there are changes in these communities on a gradient from high human impact areas around the huts to more pristine mountainous areas. The study was performed around five huts with three study lines, which had study points 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480 and 960 meters away from the hut. Birds were observed from the same lines but with 200 meter point counting intervals. It was also studied whether the abundance of graminoids was affected by the soil nitrogen levels and if soil nitrogen levels or the abundance of graminoids influenced changes in insect or bird communities. Results show that nature-based tourism has an impact on soil ammonium and nitrate levels. This impact was visible in ... |
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Helsingin yliopisto, Bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta, Ympäristötieteiden laitos University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences Helsingfors universitet, Bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten, Miljövetenskapliga institutionen |
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Lahti, Tuomas |
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Lahti, Tuomas |
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Lahti, Tuomas |
title |
Luontomatkailun vaikutukset Käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon |
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Luontomatkailun vaikutukset Käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon |
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Luontomatkailun vaikutukset Käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon |
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Luontomatkailun vaikutukset Käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon |
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Luontomatkailun vaikutukset Käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon |
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luontomatkailun vaikutukset käsivarren erämaa-alueen luontoon |
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Helsingfors universitet |
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2014 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42630 |
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saami Lapland |
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saami Lapland |
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URN:NBN:fi-fe20180115165 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42630 |
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