The tourism industry includes companies, individuals and organizations that provide travel and transportation, services, lodging and accommodation, food and beverage services, entertainment and recreation, recreation centers, camp grounds, souvenirs and gifts, communications, and information services (Van der Druim & Caalders, 2002). ... They are a relatively well balanced system of nature and management. ... When assessing ecological integrity there are 29 specific stressors that affect biodiversity and eco-system functions (Dearden & Rollins, 2002). ...

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