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Tourism and Recreation Impacts: 2006 Publications

Alvarez-Castaneda, S.T., Cortes-Calva, P., Mendez, L., and Ortega-Rubio, A.  Development in the Sea of Cortes calls for mitigation.  BioScience 56(10): 825-829, 2006.

Ashton, G., Boos, K., Shucksmith, R., and Cook, E.  Risk assessment of hull fouling as a vector for marine non-natives in Scotland.  Aquatic Invasions 1(4): 214-218, 2006.

Ashton, G., Boos, K., Shucksmith, R., and Cook, E.  Rapid assessment of the distribution of marine non-native species in marinas in Scotland.  Aquatic Invasions 1(4): 209-213, 2006.

Bejder, L., Samuels, A., Whitehead, H., Gales, N., Mann, J., Connor, R., Heithaus, M., Watson-Capps, J., Flaherty, C., and Krutzen, M.  Decline in relative abundance of bottlenose dolphins exposed to long-term disturbance.  Conservation Biology 20(6): 1791-1798, 2006.

Blanc, R., Guillemain, M., Mouronval, J.B., Desmonts, D., and Fritz, H.  Effects of non-consumptive leisure disturbance to wildlife.  Revue D'Ecologie - La Terre et La Vie 61(2): 117-133, 2006.

Cooke, S.J. and Cowx, I.G.  Contrasting recreational and commercial fishing: Searching for common issues to promote unified conservation of fisheries resources and aquatic environments.  Biological Conservation 128(1): 93-108, 2006.

Cooke, S.J., Danylchuk, A.J., Danylchuk, S.E., Suski, C.D., and Goldberg, T.L.  Is catch-and-release recreational angling compatible with no-take marine protected areas?  Ocean and Coastal Management 49(5-6): 342-354, 2006.

Davenport, J. and Davenport, J.L.  The impact of tourism and personal leisure transport on coastal environments: A review.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 67(1-2): 280-292, 2006.

Ellenberg, U., Mattern, T., Seddon, P.J., and Jorquera, G.L.  Physiological and reproductive consequences of human disturbance in Humboldt penguins: The need for species-specific visitor management.  Biological Conservation 133(1): 95-106, 2006.

Griffiths, J., Dethier, M.N., Newsom, A., Byers, J.E., Meyer, J.J., Oyarzun, F., and Lenihan, H.  Invertebrate community responses to recreational clam digging.  Marine Biology 149(6): 1489-1497, 2006.

Kamel, S.J. and Mrosovsky, N.  Deforestation: Risk of sex ratio distortion in hawksbill sea turtles.  Ecological Applications 16(3): 923-931, 2006.

Lafferty, K.D., Goodman, D., and Sandoval, C.P.  Restoration of breeding by snowy plovers following protection from disturbance.  Biodiversity and Conservation 15(7): 2217-2230, 2006.

Laist, D.W. and Shaw, C.  Preliminary evidence that boat speed restrictions reduce deaths of Florida manatees.  Marine Mammal Science 22(2): 472-479, 2006.

Lemon, M., Lynch, T.P., Cato, D.H., and Harcourt, R.G.  Response of travelling bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) to experimental approaches by a powerboat in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia.  Biological Conservation 127(4): 363-372, 2006.

Lewin, W.C., Arlinghaus, R., and Mehner, T.  Documented and potential biological impacts of recreational fishing: Insights for management and conservation.  Reviews in Fisheries Science 14(4): 305-367, 2006.

Loomis, J.  Estimating recreation and existence values of sea otter expansion in California using benefit transfer.  Coastal Management 34(4): 387-404, 2006.

Lynch, T.P.  Incorporation of recreational fishing effort into design of marine protected areas.  Conservation Biology 20(5): 1466-1476, 2006.

McGowan, C.P. and Simons, T.R.  Effects of human recreation on the incubation behavior of American Oystercatchers.  Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118(4): 485-493, 2006.

Morse, J.A., Powell, A.N., and Tetreau, M.D.  Productivity of Black Oystercatchers:  Effects of recreational disturbance in a national park.  Condor 108(3): 623-633, 2006.

Ozdilek, H.G., Yalcin-Ozdilek, S., Ozaner, F.S., and Sonmez, B.  Impact of accumulated beach litter on Chelonia mydas L. 1758 (green turtle) hatchlings of the Samandag coast, Hatay, Turkey.  Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 15(2): 95-103, 2006.

Parsons, D.M. and Eggleston, D.B.  Human and natural predators combine to alter behavior and reduce survival of Caribbean spiny lobster.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334(2): 196-205, 2006.

Sorice, M.G., Shafer, C.S., and Ditton, R.B.  Managing endangered species within the use preservation paradox: The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) as a tourism attraction.  Environmental Management 37(1): 69-83, 2006.

Storrier, K.L. and McGlashan, D.J.  Development and management of a coastal litter campaign: The voluntary coastal partnership approach.  Marine Policy 30(2): 189-196, 2006.

Walker, B.G., Boersma, P.D., and Wingfield, J.C.  Habituation of adult Magellanic penguins to human visitation as expressed through behavior and corticosterone secretion.  Conservation Biology 20(1): 146-154, 2006.

Williams, R., Lusseau, D., and Hammond, P.S.  Estimating relative energetic costs of human disturbance to killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Biological Conservation 133(3): 301-311, 2006.