Peter Sherman

"This paper considers Ammophila arenaria as an invasive species that alters and homogenizes coastal dune ecosystems, creates ecosystem-modifying foredunes and threatens rare, seriously endangered, and endemic species such as Phacelia argentea. Because A. arenaria poses severe issues to P. argentea in northern California, a community group called the Tolowa Dunes Stewards (TDS), and the Tolowa Dunes State Park (TDSP) began implementing two separate...

"Ecotourism, a subset of tourism aiming to benefit both livelihoods and the environment, is a growing sector of the travel market, generating significant revenue and affecting socio-ecological systems at a global scale. Ecotourism is often touted as a 'non-consumptive' use of biodiversity, even in light of existing literature that shows detrimental impacts of tourism on wild populations. Few studies have synthesized existing data and made recommendations...