MANGROVE FOREST FRAGMENTATION BECAUSE OF SUN AND BEACH TOURIST DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OF COSTA RICA: A CASE STUDY

 

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Авторы: Bravo-Chacón, Juan, Picón-Cruz, Juan Carlos, Rodríguez-Quirós, Rigoberto
Формат: artículo original
Статус:Versión publicada
Дата публикации:2014
Описание:Tourism along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica has led to significant changes in mangrove ecosystems. There has been a substitution of this forest type for another more adapted to widespread tourist concepts, such as the existence of palm trees. These substitution processes involve the movement of species, mangrove removal and habitat reduction for different flora and fauna species. This is due mainly to economic criteria, where spaces in the tourist imaginary are attempted to be recreated, thereby scarifying the original natural heritage landscape and replacing it with scenery more customary to international standards of sun and beach tourism. This article aims to raise awareness of the changes and to show that the original mangrove ecosystems envelope unmeasured richness that have not yet been calculated in biodiversity terms.
Страна:Portal de Revistas UNA
Институт:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Язык:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/6288
Online-ссылка:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/6288
Ключевое слово:Mangrove Nandamojo
tourism
landscape
ecosystem fragmentation
colonial discourse
Manglar Nandamojo
turismo
paisaje
fragmentación de ecosistemas
discurso colonial