期刊名称：International Journal of Conservation Science
印刷版ISSN：2067-533X
电子版ISSN：2067-8223
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：4
页码：715-728
出版社：Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
摘要：This study aims to identify the plants as a flagship species in tourism destination based on the perception of tourists. Field survey was conducted in Mt. Mahawu nature-based tourism area in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Field survey was done by distributed questionnaire to the 196 respondents. Respondent asked to identify the preferred main tourism attraction in Mt. Mahawu and respondent’s perception to the plant species diversity which can potentially become tourism destination flagship. Among the numerous natural tourism object in Mt. Mahawu, this research confirms that plants are one of the most interesting tourism attraction in Mt. Mahawu. The important plants species found in the area have become flagships, both in term of tourism interesting object and conservation issues, encompasses Nepenthes maxima Reinw. ex Nees, Blechnum capense (L.) Schltdl., Pinus merkusii Jungh. & de Vriese, Phajus sp., Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir, Macaranga minahassae Whitmore, Swietenia macrophylla King, Bulbophyllum lobii Lindl, Euphorbia cotinifolia L. and Shefflera elliptica (Blume) Harms. The conservation effort to preserve such species was important in order to enhance tourism destination competitiveness in Mt. Mahawu.
关键词：Ecotourism; Biodiversity Conservation; Mount Mahawu; Flagship Species.
