title: [Ecotourism carrying capacity of Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park in China].
abstract: In this paper, an integrated estimation on the ecotourism carrying capacity of Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park in China was made from the aspects of ecological carrying capacity, spatial carrying capacity, facility carrying capacity, management carrying capacity, and psychological carrying capacity. The results indicated that the tourism carrying capacity of the Park was 4 145 - 6 450 persons per day. The rational distance between man and bird was first adopted to determine the ecotourism carrying capacity of wetland, which provided an effective solution both to fully ensure bird safety and to appropriately develop wetland tourism. The estimation of psychological carrying capacity based on tourist satisfaction degree reflected more objectively the extent the tourist demands satisfied at the planning, construction and management of tour places. Such an integrated estimation method based on the distance between man and bird and the tourist satisfaction degree could be of practical and instructive significances in the planning and management of wetland parks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. zhedalirui@zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rong
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D004463:Ecology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D014195:Travel; D053833:Wetlands