Barros Agustina, Monz Christopher, Pickering Catherine
Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University Gold Coast, Nathan, QLD, 4222, Australia,
Ambio. 2015 Mar;44(2):82-98. doi: 10.1007/s13280-014-0550-7. Epub 2014 Sep 9.
Despite the popularity of tourism and recreation in the Andes in South America and the regions conservation value, there is limited research on the ecological impacts of these types of anthropogenic use. Using a systematic quantitative literature review method, we found 47 recreation ecology studies from the Andes, 25 of which used an experimental design. Most of these were from the Southern Andes in Argentina (13 studies) or Chile (eight studies) with only four studies from the Northern Andes. These studies documented a range of impacts on vegetation, birds and mammals; including changes in plant species richness, composition and vegetation cover and the tolerance of wildlife of visitor use. There was little research on the impacts of visitors on soils and aquatic systems and for some ecoregions in the Andes. We identify research priorities across the region that will enhance management strategies to minimise visitor impacts in Andean ecosystems.
尽管南美洲安第斯山脉的旅游业和休闲活动很受欢迎，且该地区具有保护价值，但关于这类人为利用的生态影响的研究却很有限。通过系统的定量文献综述方法，我们从安第斯山脉找到了47项休闲生态学研究，其中25项采用了实验设计。这些研究大多来自阿根廷（13项研究）或智利（8项研究）的南安第斯山脉，只有4项研究来自北安第斯山脉。这些研究记录了对植被、鸟类和哺乳动物的一系列影响；包括植物物种丰富度、组成和植被覆盖的变化以及野生动物对游客利用的耐受性。对于安第斯山脉的一些生态区域，关于游客对土壤和水生系统影响的研究很少。我们确定了该地区的研究重点，这将加强管理策略，以尽量减少游客对安第斯生态系统的影响。
