The aim of the research is a comprehensive evaluation of the character of the impact of recreational activity and tourism on the biological communities of the Republic of Altai. The… Click to show full abstract
The aim of the research is a comprehensive evaluation of the character of the impact of recreational activity and tourism on the biological communities of the Republic of Altai. The article discusses the main tendencies of changes in biological communities in the Altai Mountains proper to places of high recreational load. It is shown that as a rule, changes are manifested in the impoverishment of biological diversity, local extinction or decrease of the number of stenotopic bank types and the extension of the spatial distribution anthropoperseverant species. The general regularities and specificity of the reaction of the researched groups of organisms are demonstrated.
               
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