Authors: Chao, Chih-liang;

Many wetland protected areas systems worldwide have a dual statutory mandate both to provide for visitor enjoyment and for the conservation of natural or cultural heritage. Therefore, the distribution of tourists is a critical component of visitor management in wetland protected areas. Gaomei Wetland, a wildlife protected area are not only famous for the largest of the salt marsh habitat of tuberous bulrush grass-Bolboschoenus planiculmis in Taiwan, but is also one of the favorite tourism destinations to visit in Taiwan. In order to release the conflicts between trail overuse and endangered plant species conservation in wetland, the effects toward tourist distribution should been discussed. In this study, the Flickr platform was captured the data of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). There were a total of 544 visitor spatial position and 9,907 geographic coordinates recorded from 2006 to 2016. It serves to manage visitor distributions in relation to park infrastructure and landscape features. In order to provide the relevant management unit for tourism planning and create a model of protected areas reference, this study attempts to establish a map in conjunction with VGI information and demonstrates the application of visitor management to respond the need of protected area in wetland resources management.