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The Ability of Tourist Natural Trails to Resist Tourism Load and Possibilities for Reducing the Environmental Impacts : Case Study of the Slovak Paradise National Park (Slovakia) Cover

The Ability of Tourist Natural Trails to Resist Tourism Load and Possibilities for Reducing the Environmental Impacts : Case Study of the Slovak Paradise National Park (Slovakia)

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|Sep 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2015-0027 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 281 - 292
Published on: Sep 1, 2015
Published by: Institute of Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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