Research publications focussing on visitor attractions have increased in recent years, with
articles sourced from an increasingly broad range of disciplines and fields of study. Key …

Avitourism is an emerging sub-sector of the nature-based tourism industry, where tourist
travel motivations are focused around birdwatching. Certain aspects of the industry are yet to …

Storks are a conspicuous pan-global freshwater flagship taxon with 20 extant species, all of
which have been accorded IUCN Red List status. Red List assessments use a combination …

This study develops a typology of tourists visiting a nature-based destination as a function of
outdoor activities. It then identifies social, economic and spatial differences between them. A …

The Ecosystem Services Framework (ESF) is a powerful tool for understanding the
relationship between nature and society, and tourism is an important expression of this …

The main reason for promoting the concept of ecosystem services lies in its potential to
contribute to environmental conservation. Highlighting the benefits derived from ecosystems …

Avitourism is one of the faster growing subsectors of ecotourism, recognized for its economic
value. Much of our current understanding of the economic value of avitourism revolves …

Soundscape as an inherent part of landscape provides ecosystem services, first of all
spiritual and symbolic services as well as educational and esthetic ones. The value of these …

The ecological restoration of coastal wetlands is vital to preserving the integrity of these
valuable ecosystems. However, the implementation of ecological restoration should also …

Travelling to special places to observe birds is becoming an important niche in ecotourism.
Here, we addressed differences between birdwatchers and non-birders to gain insight into …