Catherine M Pickering
Biographic Data
| ID | 1574020 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine M Pickering |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine M |
| FAMILY NAME | Pickering |
| SIGNATURE | PICKERING C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3731-5407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 115 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 34 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1830 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Why are some animals popular with wildlife tourists
Wildlife tourism is an important type of ecotourism including in South Africa. We considered how the aesthetic value theory can be applied to wildlife tourism by assessing the relative popularity of species with tourists in South Africa and which traits predicted popularity. When data from six published visitor surveys across seven protected areas were combined, we found that only 26 species out of 299 mammals and 850 + birds were selected by 224…
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Visitation in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal
Mountain protected areas are popular tourism destinations. Those managing such landscapes and activities require data on when and where people go, but obtaining such information is difficult for large and often remote areas, particularly when resources are limited. We illustrate how geolocated images posted on social media could be used to assess tourism by analyzing geolocated images taken in the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal and posted t…
Destination Images of Africa Reflected in Social Media Photographs
Nature-based tourism is important in Africa, but do tourists show natural resources when they share destination image(s) on social media and for which of the 54 countries? For the over 11 million photographs from Africa on Flickr, most were from South Africa (15%), Egypt (14%), Morocco (11%), Kenya (8%) or Swaziland (7%). Using a content analysis of 100 photographs per country we found they mostly show aspects of tourism (62%), particularly natur…
Public Perceptions about Nepalese National Parks
Public participation in managing natural resources is important but obtaining diverse perspectives remains challenging. To assess how Twitter, a globally popular and influential public forum, could provide insights into diverse views about natural resource management in developing countries, we examined tweets about Nepalese National Parks. The content and sentiments of >9,000 tweets posted by >4,500 Twitter users from >90 countries were evaluate…
Geography of Discourse about a European Natural Park
Listening to what people discuss about natural landscapes is important, particularly for the management of protected areas where a range of uses are permitted with the potential for conflict. Increasingly social media platforms provide insights into such public discourses. Retrieving data from Twitter, we conducted a bilingual quantitative analysis of the content and sentiments in 2,060 tweets in Portuguese (67%), or English (29%) about Arrábida …
Understanding and managing the interactions of impacts from nature-based recreation and climate change
Using social media images to assess ecosystem services in a remote protected area in the Argentinean Andes
Orchid conservation and research
Using crowd-sourced photos to assess seasonal patterns of visitor use in mountain-protected areas
Quantifying anthropogenic threats to orchids using the IUCN Red List
Orchids
Mountain environments and tourism
Publishing not perishing
Current understandings suggest that three aspects of writing practice underpin the research student publication process: knowledge creation, text production and identity formation. Publishing a literature review is the first opportunity most students have to publish. This article compares the pedagogical benefits of different literature review methods. It discusses why narrative reviews are challenging for novices both in terms of process and out…
Is tourism damaging ecosystems in the Andes? Current knowledge and an agenda for future research
Seeing red’ in national parks
From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation
Barnett, J., L. S. Evans, C. Gross, A. S. Kiem, R. T. Kingsford, J. P. Palutikof, C. M. Pickering, and S. G. Smithers. 2015. From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation: path dependency and the speed of change. Ecology and Society 20(3): 5. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07698-200305
Non-native Plant Invasion in Relation to Tourism Use of Aconcagua Park, Argentina, the Highest Protected Area in the Southern Hemisphere
Although mountain regions are thought to be at lower risk of plant invasions, the diversity and cover of non-native plants is increasing in many alpine ecosystems, including the Andes. We reviewed vegetation surveys in Aconcagua Provincial Park in the dry Andes of Argentina to determine what non-native plants occur in the park and if their distribution is associated with tourism use. This high-altitude park is a popular tourism destination for hi…
Color me healthy
The benefits of publishing systematic quantitative literature reviews for PhD candidates and other early-career researchers
Universities increasingly expect students to publish during a PhD candidature because it benefits the candidate, supervisor, institution, and wider community. Here, we describe a method successfully used by early-career researchers including PhD candidates to undertake and publish literature reviews – a challenge for researchers new to a field. Our method allows researchers new to a field to systematically analyse existing academic literature to …
Wildlife Visual Imagery
Diverse photographic images (pictures) are used to promote wildlife tours on the Internet. But what pictures are used and are they likely to accurately reflect what visitors might see, and hence create realistic expectations for tourists? The relative importance of wildlife and the prevalence of iconic species were assessed for pictures on the Internet used by six English tour companies offering wildlife tours to very different destinations: Sout…
Limits to Climate Change Adaptation
Climate change is occurring and not being mitigated, motivating adaptation but adaptation strategies can have biophysical, economic, technological, and social limits. We review publicly available documents to assess how successful current and proposed adaptation strategies may be for the Australian Alps, including likely limits and potential collaborations and conflicts among stakeholders. Conservation managers, the tourism industry, and local co…
A systematic quantitative review of urban tree benefits, costs, and assessment methods across cities in different climatic zones
Past results and future directions in urban community gardens research
Adventure Racing Events in Australia
This paper investigates the adventure racing phenomenon in Australia, highlighting the nature and extent of adventure racing, its potential environmental and socio-cultural impacts, and the challenges and opportunities it presents for protected area management. We argue that there is cause for concern about the impacts of adventure racing, in particular in a context where activities of this kind are likely to continue and increase in popularity, …
Climate Response by the Ski Industry
The benefits of publishing systematic quantitative literature reviews for PhD candidates and other early-career researchers
Universities increasingly expect students to publish during a PhD candidature because it benefits the candidate, supervisor, institution, and wider community. Here, we describe a method successfully used by early-career researchers including PhD candidates to undertake and publish literature reviews – a challenge for researchers new to a field. Our method allows researchers new to a field to systematically analyse existing academic literature to …
Skiing Less Often in a Warmer World
Climate change will affect tourism destinations that are dependent on natural resources, such as snow. Currently there is limited research into attitudes, intentions and actual visitation patterns of skiers in response to reduced snow cover. Therefore the awareness of, and attitudes towards, climate change of 351 ski tourists were assessed in the largest ski resort in Australia in 2007, repeating a survey conducted in 1996. Ninety percent of skie…
Seeing red’ in national parks
From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation
Barnett, J., L. S. Evans, C. Gross, A. S. Kiem, R. T. Kingsford, J. P. Palutikof, C. M. Pickering, and S. G. Smithers. 2015. From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation: path dependency and the speed of change. Ecology and Society 20(3): 5. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07698-200305
Color me healthy
Wildlife Visual Imagery
Diverse photographic images (pictures) are used to promote wildlife tours on the Internet. But what pictures are used and are they likely to accurately reflect what visitors might see, and hence create realistic expectations for tourists? The relative importance of wildlife and the prevalence of iconic species were assessed for pictures on the Internet used by six English tour companies offering wildlife tours to very different destinations: Sout…
Is tourism damaging ecosystems in the Andes? Current knowledge and an agenda for future research
Climate Response by the Ski Industry
Understanding and managing the interactions of impacts from nature-based recreation and climate change
Using crowd-sourced photos to assess seasonal patterns of visitor use in mountain-protected areas
Public Perceptions about Nepalese National Parks
Public participation in managing natural resources is important but obtaining diverse perspectives remains challenging. To assess how Twitter, a globally popular and influential public forum, could provide insights into diverse views about natural resource management in developing countries, we examined tweets about Nepalese National Parks. The content and sentiments of >9,000 tweets posted by >4,500 Twitter users from >90 countries were evaluate…
Quantifying anthropogenic threats to orchids using the IUCN Red List
Limits to Climate Change Adaptation
Climate change is occurring and not being mitigated, motivating adaptation but adaptation strategies can have biophysical, economic, technological, and social limits. We review publicly available documents to assess how successful current and proposed adaptation strategies may be for the Australian Alps, including likely limits and potential collaborations and conflicts among stakeholders. Conservation managers, the tourism industry, and local co…
Adventure Racing Events in Australia
This paper investigates the adventure racing phenomenon in Australia, highlighting the nature and extent of adventure racing, its potential environmental and socio-cultural impacts, and the challenges and opportunities it presents for protected area management. We argue that there is cause for concern about the impacts of adventure racing, in particular in a context where activities of this kind are likely to continue and increase in popularity, …
Destination Images of Africa Reflected in Social Media Photographs
Nature-based tourism is important in Africa, but do tourists show natural resources when they share destination image(s) on social media and for which of the 54 countries? For the over 11 million photographs from Africa on Flickr, most were from South Africa (15%), Egypt (14%), Morocco (11%), Kenya (8%) or Swaziland (7%). Using a content analysis of 100 photographs per country we found they mostly show aspects of tourism (62%), particularly natur…
On the Geographical Distribution of Plants
Volume: 3
Alien Plants in the Australian Alps
The current status of alien plants in the alpine and subalpine areas of the Australian Alps is assessed in this article. The number of alien species has increased following the region's use by nonindigenous Australians over the last 170 years. One hundred and seventy-five alien plant taxa have been recorded above 1500 m in the Australian Alps. These taxa are mainly perennials from Europe, Asia, and the Americas. They are predominantly associated …
Swarming to the Summit
The iconic summer tourism destination in the Australian Alps National Parks is the summit area of continental Australia's highest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko. Currently 70,000 people visit the alpine area during the snow-free period each year, and about 21,000 of these take a day-walk to the summit and back. The environmental impacts of summer tourism include: soil compaction and erosion; introduction and spread of weeds; fecal contamination of lakes…
Environmental Impacts of Tourism on the Australian Alps Protected Areas
This article examines the judgments of staff from protected area agencies responsible for managing tourism and its environmental impacts in the largest area of snow country in Australia. In surveys, staff identified as having major responsibility for tourism management in the Australian Alps protected areas consider that tourism has important negative environmental impacts; the impacts of ski resorts on adjacent natural areas are often more impor…
TRIPs‐plus’ patent privileges—an intellectual property ‘Cargo cult’ in Australia
This article challenges the desirability of implementing more than the minimum patent standards required by Australia’s commitment to the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (so‐called ‘TRIPs‐plus’ measures). We argue that there has not been an adequate analysis of what the various TRIPs‐plus measures actually are under the Patents Act 1990 (Cth), and that these measures have not been subj…
Roadside Weeds of the Snowy Mountains, Australia
Weeds are an increasing threat to the biodiversity of mountain regions worldwide, including in Australia. We reviewed 18 surveys of 401 sites conducted between 1986 and 2004 and examined the distribution and characteristics of common weeds on roadsides in the Snowy Mountains, Australia, to determine the range of natural habitats these weeds are found in, whether they are limited to disturbed sites, whether they are also common in other mountain r…
Sensory variety during nursing increases young rats’ acceptance of novel flavors after weaning
Environmental management for alpine tourism and resorts in Australia.
Drawing on fieldwork from Australia, this chapter explores the impacts of both summer and winter recreation on mountain environments, and of climate change on tourism. An analysis of environmental impact studies on mountain resorts in Australia it is confirmed that tourism has major implications for land management in mountain regions.
Climate Response by the Ski Industry
Skiing Less Often in a Warmer World
Climate change will affect tourism destinations that are dependent on natural resources, such as snow. Currently there is limited research into attitudes, intentions and actual visitation patterns of skiers in response to reduced snow cover. Therefore the awareness of, and attitudes towards, climate change of 351 ski tourists were assessed in the largest ski resort in Australia in 2007, repeating a survey conducted in 1996. Ninety percent of skie…
Adventure Racing Events in Australia
This paper investigates the adventure racing phenomenon in Australia, highlighting the nature and extent of adventure racing, its potential environmental and socio-cultural impacts, and the challenges and opportunities it presents for protected area management. We argue that there is cause for concern about the impacts of adventure racing, in particular in a context where activities of this kind are likely to continue and increase in popularity, …
A systematic quantitative review of urban tree benefits, costs, and assessment methods across cities in different climatic zones
Past results and future directions in urban community gardens research
The benefits of publishing systematic quantitative literature reviews for PhD candidates and other early-career researchers
Universities increasingly expect students to publish during a PhD candidature because it benefits the candidate, supervisor, institution, and wider community. Here, we describe a method successfully used by early-career researchers including PhD candidates to undertake and publish literature reviews – a challenge for researchers new to a field. Our method allows researchers new to a field to systematically analyse existing academic literature to …
Wildlife Visual Imagery
Diverse photographic images (pictures) are used to promote wildlife tours on the Internet. But what pictures are used and are they likely to accurately reflect what visitors might see, and hence create realistic expectations for tourists? The relative importance of wildlife and the prevalence of iconic species were assessed for pictures on the Internet used by six English tour companies offering wildlife tours to very different destinations: Sout…
Limits to Climate Change Adaptation
Climate change is occurring and not being mitigated, motivating adaptation but adaptation strategies can have biophysical, economic, technological, and social limits. We review publicly available documents to assess how successful current and proposed adaptation strategies may be for the Australian Alps, including likely limits and potential collaborations and conflicts among stakeholders. Conservation managers, the tourism industry, and local co…
Non-native Plant Invasion in Relation to Tourism Use of Aconcagua Park, Argentina, the Highest Protected Area in the Southern Hemisphere
Although mountain regions are thought to be at lower risk of plant invasions, the diversity and cover of non-native plants is increasing in many alpine ecosystems, including the Andes. We reviewed vegetation surveys in Aconcagua Provincial Park in the dry Andes of Argentina to determine what non-native plants occur in the park and if their distribution is associated with tourism use. This high-altitude park is a popular tourism destination for hi…
Color me healthy
Orchids
Mountain environments and tourism
Publishing not perishing
Current understandings suggest that three aspects of writing practice underpin the research student publication process: knowledge creation, text production and identity formation. Publishing a literature review is the first opportunity most students have to publish. This article compares the pedagogical benefits of different literature review methods. It discusses why narrative reviews are challenging for novices both in terms of process and out…
Is tourism damaging ecosystems in the Andes? Current knowledge and an agenda for future research
Seeing red’ in national parks
From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation
Barnett, J., L. S. Evans, C. Gross, A. S. Kiem, R. T. Kingsford, J. P. Palutikof, C. M. Pickering, and S. G. Smithers. 2015. From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation: path dependency and the speed of change. Ecology and Society 20(3): 5. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07698-200305
Using crowd-sourced photos to assess seasonal patterns of visitor use in mountain-protected areas
Geography (29 works) · Ecology (18 works) · Biology (13 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (12 works) · Environmental resource management (12 works) · Tourism (12 works) · Environmental Science (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Environmental planning (8 works)