Geotourism
Abbas Moradi; Marzieh Rezai; Mohammad Zarei; Zelina Ziton Ibrahim
Abstract
The Shidvar International Wetland is one of the most important wildlife shelters in the Persian Gulf, which has recently attracted many tourists. The research was conducted in order to evaluate the sustainability of ecotourism on the shores of Shidvar Island. Three representative areas were selected ...
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The Shidvar International Wetland is one of the most important wildlife shelters in the Persian Gulf, which has recently attracted many tourists. The research was conducted in order to evaluate the sustainability of ecotourism on the shores of Shidvar Island. Three representative areas were selected due to the existence of recreational and natural facilities. After selecting the sample plots, 8 transects were created in each representative area in order to investigate the vegetation. The number of plots in each sample piece was 80 for each type. The investigation of the vegetation factors was carried out using a random systematic method. The results showed that the three studied regions differed among soil factors only in organic carbon at the 95% probability level. In terms of habitat parameters, four parameters are percentage of vegetation cover, percentage of bare soil, percentage of debris, and percentage of stones and pebbles, and in terms of vegetation parameters, four parameters are height, abundance, percentage of total cover and density of vegetation in the area without tourist pressure at the probability level. 99 percent had a statistically significant difference with the other two regions. The comparison of the averages of the parameters of height, density, percentage of cover, percentage of composition and percentage of abundance measured in three tourist areas in the studied species also formed three statistical groups in most of the factors. The findings showed that the areas where the destruction of vegetation was caused by burning plants and breaking their foliage, as well as the organic matter in the surface layer of the soil was reduced, are among the areas with high tourist pressure and the least sustainable ecotourism. The areas with raised shores in Shidvar, due to the rocky and raised shores and the lack of tourist accommodation had the highest stability.
