Present-day changes in the morphology of the shore zone in the conditions of heavy tourist use: the case of Lake Czarne (upper Parsęta catchment)
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2011
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Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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So far, works on the effect of tourist use on relief have usually focused on mountain areas. Research
confirms that changes in montane geoecosystems are not always a natural manifestation of landscape evolution,
but often result from poorer resistance to degradation caused by heavy tourist traffic. In spite of a great number
of studies concerning this problem, few address the effect of tourists on the geographical environment of lakeland
areas. Hence, Lake Czarne was selected to determine the dynamics of morphogenetic changes in its shore
area, especially in the scarp zone, with the help of geodetic surveys and studies of tourist capacity conducted in
the years 2006–2009. On the basis of observations and the research, four stages in the evolution of the shore zone
of Lake Czarne were distinguished that were correlated with specific meteorological and hydrological conditions
affecting the number of recreationists on the beach.
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changes in the morphology, shore zone of lake, tourist use, geodetic surveys
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Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 30 (3), 2011, pp. 5-12
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978-83-62662-62-3
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0137-477X