Recreational Use of the Countryside: No Evidence that High Nature Value Enhances a Key Ecosystem Service.

In Western Europe, recreational amenity is presented as an important cultural ecosystem service that, along with other values, helps justify policies to conserve biodiversity. However, whether recreational use by the public is enhanced at protected areas designated for nature conservation is unknown...

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Main Authors: Karen Hornigold, Iain Lake, Paul Dolman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5102377?pdf=render