Planning of the Crestones-Terbi-Ventana trail, for the protection of endemic malacofauna, Chirripó National Park, Costa Rica
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v14iS1.3874Keywords:
protected wild areas, mollusk, endemic, planning, tourism, paramo, GISAbstract
Introduction: The creation of trails within protected wild areas has largely been done under cultural and social guidelines, rather than the needs of flora and fauna, endemism or carrying capacity. Objective: To propose a trail system that protects the local snails and slugs. Methods: We applied a multivariate evaluation with the ArcGis 10.6 program tool, including distance/cost and Spatial Analyst, to the current trail and to three alternatives. We also surveyed people with key roles in trail use and maintenance. Results: One of the alternatives had the highest scores (33 out of 45, and 7,3 weighted points) while the current trail got only 11 and 1,9 points, respectively. Conclusion: One of the proposed new trails would benefit both humans and the biota of the park.
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