ANALYSIS OF ANTHROPOGENICALLY INDUCED CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE KATUN RECREATIONAL AREA OF THE ALTAI REPUBLIC, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The aim of the research is a comprehensive evaluation of the character of the impact of recreational activity and tourism on the biological communities of the Republic of Altai. The article discusses the main tendencies of changes in biological communities in the Altai Mountains proper to places of...

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Published in:Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites 2019, Vol.26 (3), p.769-779
Main Authors: MALKOV, Peter Yu, KURILENKO, Tatyana N., SUKHOVA, Maria G., ZHURAVLEVA, Olga V., MINAEV, Alexander I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
biological diversity
Cold
ecosystems
Flow velocity
Geographical distribution
mountain areas
Phenology
Recreation
Rivers
Spatial distribution
Species extinction
sustainable tourism
Tourism
Valleys
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Summary:The aim of the research is a comprehensive evaluation of the character of the impact of recreational activity and tourism on the biological communities of the Republic of Altai. The article discusses the main tendencies of changes in biological communities in the Altai Mountains proper to places of high recreational load. It is shown that as a rule, changes are manifested in the impoverishment of biological diversity, local extinction or decrease of the number of stenotopic bank types and the extension of the spatial distribution anthropoperseverant species. The general regularities and specificity of the reaction of the researched groups of organisms are demonstrated.
ISSN:2065-1198
2065-0817
2065-1198
DOI:10.30892/gtg.26308-396