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Monitoring Human Impact in Show Caves. A Study of Four Romanian Caves

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  • Silviu Constantin

    (Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Geospeleology and Paleontology, Frumoasă 31, 010051 Bucharest, Romania
    Romanian Institute of Science and Technology, Saturn 24-26, 400504 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Centro Nacional de Investigacion sobre la Evolucion Humana, CENIEH, Paseo de Atapuerca s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain)

  • Ionuț Cornel Mirea

    (Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Geospeleology and Paleontology, Frumoasă 31, 010051 Bucharest, Romania
    Romanian Institute of Science and Technology, Saturn 24-26, 400504 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Alexandru Petculescu

    (Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Geospeleology and Paleontology, Frumoasă 31, 010051 Bucharest, Romania
    Romanian Institute of Science and Technology, Saturn 24-26, 400504 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Răzvan Adrian Arghir

    (Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Geospeleology and Paleontology, Frumoasă 31, 010051 Bucharest, Romania
    Romanian Institute of Science and Technology, Saturn 24-26, 400504 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Dragoș Ștefan Măntoiu

    (Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Cluj, Clinicilor 5, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Marius Kenesz

    (Romanian Institute of Science and Technology, Saturn 24-26, 400504 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Cluj, Clinicilor 5, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Marius Robu

    (Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Geospeleology and Paleontology, Frumoasă 31, 010051 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Oana Teodora Moldovan

    (Romanian Institute of Science and Technology, Saturn 24-26, 400504 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Centro Nacional de Investigacion sobre la Evolucion Humana, CENIEH, Paseo de Atapuerca s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
    Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Department of Cluj, Clinicilor 5, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Abstract

(1) Background: Show caves are unique natural attractions and touristic traffic can trigger their degradation within a short time. There are no universal solutions to counter the effects of the touristic impact upon the cave environment and both protection protocols and management plans have to be established on a case-by-case basis. (2) Methods: The study includes four show caves from the Romanian Carpathians, where monitoring of the number of visitors, paralleled by the monitoring of the main physicochemical parameters of the air and water (CO 2 , temperature, humidity, drip rate, conductivity, and pH) was implemented. (3) Results and Conclusions: The results of the study have: established a set of basic principles to be enforced by the management of show caves and issued a set of preventive measures and instructions to be followed by the personnel and stakeholders of the caves.

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  • Silviu Constantin & Ionuț Cornel Mirea & Alexandru Petculescu & Răzvan Adrian Arghir & Dragoș Ștefan Măntoiu & Marius Kenesz & Marius Robu & Oana Teodora Moldovan, 2021. "Monitoring Human Impact in Show Caves. A Study of Four Romanian Caves," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-26, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:4:p:1619-:d:492434
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    1. Šebela, Stanka & Turk, Janez, 2014. "Natural and anthropogenic influences on the year-round temperature dynamics of air and water in Postojna show cave, Slovenia," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 233-243.
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