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River tourism, thermal stress, and river discharge on the Buffalo National River.

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Název: River tourism, thermal stress, and river discharge on the Buffalo National River.
Autoři: Seither, Bert, Craig, Christopher A.
Zdroj: Journal of Ecotourism; Dec2025, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p504-522, 19p
Témata: THERMAL stresses, ECOTOURISM, TOURISM, TEMPERATURE effect, RECREATION, RIVER travel, STREAM measurements
Geografický termín: ARKANSAS
Abstrakt: River recreation (e.g. floating) is a form of ecotourism that is constrained when temperatures get too high or river levels are too low or high. Yet, there has been minimal attention on the influence of heat and river discharge on river recreational participation. We address this research gap by offering the case of the United States' first National River: Arkansas's Buffalo National River. The study is novel as the first known to dually assess heat and river discharge on observed recreational participation. The dependent variable is recreational visit counts collected at three river access points located 62.8 miles apart. Independent variables include thermal stress (heat; °C), thermal stress risk levels, river discharge (cubic feet per second), and river discharge levels (very low to flood-level) corresponding with river access points. Thermal stress was positively related to recreational visits until a threshold irrespective floating season. Elevated thermal stress days, very low discharge days, and flood-level days were all inversely related to visits irrespective floating season. During floating in-season (March-July), one day of very high thermal stress, flood-level discharge, and very low discharge corresponded with a decline in monthly recreational visits by 4.79%, 3.33%, and 1.23%, respectively. Theoretical, ecotourism, and policy implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstrakt:River recreation (e.g. floating) is a form of ecotourism that is constrained when temperatures get too high or river levels are too low or high. Yet, there has been minimal attention on the influence of heat and river discharge on river recreational participation. We address this research gap by offering the case of the United States' first National River: Arkansas's Buffalo National River. The study is novel as the first known to dually assess heat and river discharge on observed recreational participation. The dependent variable is recreational visit counts collected at three river access points located 62.8 miles apart. Independent variables include thermal stress (heat; °C), thermal stress risk levels, river discharge (cubic feet per second), and river discharge levels (very low to flood-level) corresponding with river access points. Thermal stress was positively related to recreational visits until a threshold irrespective floating season. Elevated thermal stress days, very low discharge days, and flood-level days were all inversely related to visits irrespective floating season. During floating in-season (March-July), one day of very high thermal stress, flood-level discharge, and very low discharge corresponded with a decline in monthly recreational visits by 4.79%, 3.33%, and 1.23%, respectively. Theoretical, ecotourism, and policy implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:14724049
DOI:10.1080/14724049.2025.2478009