Society establishes protected areas with the expectation that they will deliver certain values to... more Society establishes protected areas with the expectation that they will deliver certain values to society that would not be forthcoming without these areas. The essential indicators of progress would be whether protected areas are delivering those values in an effective and timely manner. Hence plotting the progress of protected areas is really a proxy for the achievement of certain values. This paper first explores these values and criteria for their assessment before evaluating some indicators of the protected area system in providing these values including ecological integrity, amount of area protected, visitor satisfaction, visitor learning and governance. It is also necessary to identify the potential barriers to achieving success. Some of these barriers could be easily identified 40 years ago, others are much more recent. Key ongoing issues include the lack of a national protected area plan, the slow speed of establishment of new PAs, lack of monitoring for effectiveness, fail...
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one tool that has been shown to be effective for achieving mari... more Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one tool that has been shown to be effective for achieving marine conservation objectives. MPAs might also result in beneficial social and economic outcomes for local communities through, for example, increasing fish abundance and the resultant spillover into surrounding fisheries or the creation of alternative livelihoods. Yet the percentage of MPAs that might be considered “successful” on ecological and/or socio-economic accounts is debatable. MPA scholars and conservation organizations alike have suggested that much remains to be understood about what the requirements are for successful implementation and operation of MPAs. It is on this problem that this paper focuses through asking: “What inputs are required to achieve the potential ecological, social, and economic outcomes of marine protected areas?” In this paper, we discuss the potential positive and negative outcomes of MPAs and explore the inputs required to achieve balanced and beneficial...
Next month, it will be 50 years since Bob Dylan released this song. Conspiracy theories have it t... more Next month, it will be 50 years since Bob Dylan released this song. Conspiracy theories have it that he died only three years later in a motorcycle accident. The times they are a-changin’ for Acta Physiologica as well. Far from dying, Acta Physiologica enhanced all its performance parameters this year, as for the previous years before (Persson 2012a,b). Submissions surge in parallel to the impact factor. Having an impact factor of 4.4 places Acta ahead of most topnotch journals in the field. Of course, this development only mirrors your publications in Acta. Thank you and congratulations! What makes Acta so special? It is a recipe with several ingredients. Today’s reader often needs a quick scan of a certain research field and wishes original articles to be put into context of state-of-the-art science. Acta takes these needs into account by publishing numerous editorials, which readers download at a remarkable rate (the top two for 2011/2012 (Park et al. 2012, Persson & Persson 2012)). More than 30 editorials appeared in 2013, some highlighting our very best work and others providing a broader picture of a field that has progressed, thanks to deeper understanding provided by the articles in Acta. When was actually the last time you held the printed copy of Acta Physiologica in your hands, physically leafing through it, article by article? Cannot remember? This monthly routine for editors is probably a very unusual event for our readers. In fact, almost all of our subscriptions are online only. The libraries simply do not have space to deposit all the hard copies, and the reader prefers to scan groups of publications and then assess them immediately online. This has led to a situation in which our printed copies are primarily being distributed to our editors and editorial board members, a thank you for their endless work they dedicate to the Journal. However, you may ask, ‘Is the effort of print setting and binding the copies together with the posting really worth the hassle?’ After all, every one of our editors and editorial board members do have free access to the Journal online. Thus, we have decided to go along with modern developments in publishing science (Anon 2007, Perham 2013) and will now make Acta Physiologica a free to publish journal, online only. Saving the printing and postage costs, we can guarantee yet another period of reviewing and publishing your best work without any cost on your side.
Page 1. Modelling nearshore intertidal habitat use of young-of-the-year Pacific sand lance (Ammod... more Page 1. Modelling nearshore intertidal habitat use of young-of-the-year Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada Trevor B. Haynes & Clifford KL Robinson & Philip Dearden Received ...
... This evidence helped construct a more qualitative understanding and is used to supplement our... more ... This evidence helped construct a more qualitative understanding and is used to supplement our quantitative data in the discussion. ... Table 2 shows the comparison between the two montane evergreen landscapes selected for more detailed study in the two sanctuaries. ...
ABSTRACT This study explores satisfaction with whale watching tours in relationship to expectatio... more ABSTRACT This study explores satisfaction with whale watching tours in relationship to expectations and demographic variables and identifies tour aspects that contribute to satisfaction. Based on a survey of 466 participants it applies both importance-performance (IP) analysis and a performance-only perspective to strengthen the reliability of the results and enable a critical analysis of both approaches. Environmental friendly conditions were the most important expectation. Seeing one whale, seeing lots of whales, the cost of the trip and the boat type were the most influential factors contributing to satisfaction. Cost has not been previously identified as a factor influencing the satisfaction of whale watching customers. Satisfaction was related to participants´ place of residence, with Northern Americans and Northern Europeans being more satisfied than participants from Southern and Western Europe. Some results of the IP analysis have little impact on satisfaction, suggesting that the performance-only approach provides a more valid insight into satisfaction.
Disappearing destinations: Climate change and future challenges for coastal tourism, 2011
... 2003) pointed out, although climate change is a global issue that needs international collabo... more ... 2003) pointed out, although climate change is a global issue that needs international collaboration, local ... resilience and in limit-ing the longer-term damage from bleaching and human impacts. ...Developing a sustainable dive industry where local people derive the benefits is an ...
Society establishes protected areas with the expectation that they will deliver certain values to... more Society establishes protected areas with the expectation that they will deliver certain values to society that would not be forthcoming without these areas. The essential indicators of progress would be whether protected areas are delivering those values in an effective and timely manner. Hence plotting the progress of protected areas is really a proxy for the achievement of certain values. This paper first explores these values and criteria for their assessment before evaluating some indicators of the protected area system in providing these values including ecological integrity, amount of area protected, visitor satisfaction, visitor learning and governance. It is also necessary to identify the potential barriers to achieving success. Some of these barriers could be easily identified 40 years ago, others are much more recent. Key ongoing issues include the lack of a national protected area plan, the slow speed of establishment of new PAs, lack of monitoring for effectiveness, fail...
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one tool that has been shown to be effective for achieving mari... more Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one tool that has been shown to be effective for achieving marine conservation objectives. MPAs might also result in beneficial social and economic outcomes for local communities through, for example, increasing fish abundance and the resultant spillover into surrounding fisheries or the creation of alternative livelihoods. Yet the percentage of MPAs that might be considered “successful” on ecological and/or socio-economic accounts is debatable. MPA scholars and conservation organizations alike have suggested that much remains to be understood about what the requirements are for successful implementation and operation of MPAs. It is on this problem that this paper focuses through asking: “What inputs are required to achieve the potential ecological, social, and economic outcomes of marine protected areas?” In this paper, we discuss the potential positive and negative outcomes of MPAs and explore the inputs required to achieve balanced and beneficial...
Next month, it will be 50 years since Bob Dylan released this song. Conspiracy theories have it t... more Next month, it will be 50 years since Bob Dylan released this song. Conspiracy theories have it that he died only three years later in a motorcycle accident. The times they are a-changin’ for Acta Physiologica as well. Far from dying, Acta Physiologica enhanced all its performance parameters this year, as for the previous years before (Persson 2012a,b). Submissions surge in parallel to the impact factor. Having an impact factor of 4.4 places Acta ahead of most topnotch journals in the field. Of course, this development only mirrors your publications in Acta. Thank you and congratulations! What makes Acta so special? It is a recipe with several ingredients. Today’s reader often needs a quick scan of a certain research field and wishes original articles to be put into context of state-of-the-art science. Acta takes these needs into account by publishing numerous editorials, which readers download at a remarkable rate (the top two for 2011/2012 (Park et al. 2012, Persson & Persson 2012)). More than 30 editorials appeared in 2013, some highlighting our very best work and others providing a broader picture of a field that has progressed, thanks to deeper understanding provided by the articles in Acta. When was actually the last time you held the printed copy of Acta Physiologica in your hands, physically leafing through it, article by article? Cannot remember? This monthly routine for editors is probably a very unusual event for our readers. In fact, almost all of our subscriptions are online only. The libraries simply do not have space to deposit all the hard copies, and the reader prefers to scan groups of publications and then assess them immediately online. This has led to a situation in which our printed copies are primarily being distributed to our editors and editorial board members, a thank you for their endless work they dedicate to the Journal. However, you may ask, ‘Is the effort of print setting and binding the copies together with the posting really worth the hassle?’ After all, every one of our editors and editorial board members do have free access to the Journal online. Thus, we have decided to go along with modern developments in publishing science (Anon 2007, Perham 2013) and will now make Acta Physiologica a free to publish journal, online only. Saving the printing and postage costs, we can guarantee yet another period of reviewing and publishing your best work without any cost on your side.
Page 1. Modelling nearshore intertidal habitat use of young-of-the-year Pacific sand lance (Ammod... more Page 1. Modelling nearshore intertidal habitat use of young-of-the-year Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada Trevor B. Haynes & Clifford KL Robinson & Philip Dearden Received ...
... This evidence helped construct a more qualitative understanding and is used to supplement our... more ... This evidence helped construct a more qualitative understanding and is used to supplement our quantitative data in the discussion. ... Table 2 shows the comparison between the two montane evergreen landscapes selected for more detailed study in the two sanctuaries. ...
ABSTRACT This study explores satisfaction with whale watching tours in relationship to expectatio... more ABSTRACT This study explores satisfaction with whale watching tours in relationship to expectations and demographic variables and identifies tour aspects that contribute to satisfaction. Based on a survey of 466 participants it applies both importance-performance (IP) analysis and a performance-only perspective to strengthen the reliability of the results and enable a critical analysis of both approaches. Environmental friendly conditions were the most important expectation. Seeing one whale, seeing lots of whales, the cost of the trip and the boat type were the most influential factors contributing to satisfaction. Cost has not been previously identified as a factor influencing the satisfaction of whale watching customers. Satisfaction was related to participants´ place of residence, with Northern Americans and Northern Europeans being more satisfied than participants from Southern and Western Europe. Some results of the IP analysis have little impact on satisfaction, suggesting that the performance-only approach provides a more valid insight into satisfaction.
Disappearing destinations: Climate change and future challenges for coastal tourism, 2011
... 2003) pointed out, although climate change is a global issue that needs international collabo... more ... 2003) pointed out, although climate change is a global issue that needs international collaboration, local ... resilience and in limit-ing the longer-term damage from bleaching and human impacts. ...Developing a sustainable dive industry where local people derive the benefits is an ...
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