Rule-Violation in Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is Predicted by Environmental Characteristics
Autor: | Angela R. Soto, Benjamin P. Pauli |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Ecology business.industry Environmental resource management Wildlife Elevation 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Special Interest Group 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Natural (archaeology) Unit (housing) Geography 040103 agronomy & agriculture Wildlife refuge 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries business Recreation Nonconformist Nature and Landscape Conservation |
Zdroj: | Natural Areas Journal. 41 |
ISSN: | 0885-8608 |
Popis: | Outdoor recreation in natural areas is a popular activity among people of various backgrounds. However, how recreationists use natural spaces has implications on the well-being of life in these spaces. Nonconformist behaviors, or actions that go against the rules or expectations of an area, are of special interest due to the higher potential for these types of behaviors to have harmful impacts on the ecosystem. Understanding the environmental characteristics that are predictive of nonconformist behavior can be especially valuable to land managers interested in curbing such behaviors in a targeted way. In this study, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin was surveyed with the objective of locating signs of nonconformist behaviors. Such instances were recorded using a GPS unit and analyzed using MaxEnt software to determine the extent to which environmental predictors influenced where these behaviors occurred, and to predict where in the refuge nonconformist behaviors are likely to occur in the future. Close proximity to trails and parking lots, along with the elevation in a given area, proved to be the factors that had the greatest influence on locations of nonconformist behavior. By determining the factors most associated with where people break refuge rules, these results can contribute to proper management strategies at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge and other wildlife refuges. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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