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• counts of parking ticket sales to get information on visitor numbers (at six parking

areas which were the respective starting points of recreational activities),

• observations by four time lapse video systems to get information on visitor num-

bers distinguished by the performed activity (at two starting points of recreational
activities and two sites located in the park area),

• observations by personal random sampling to get information on visitor num-

bers distinguished by the performed activity (at one starting point of recreational
activities and two sites located in the park area),

• expert knowledge gained through various interviews with park rangers, Alpine

hut hosts, mountain guides and literature research to supplement the data.

Computer-based data analysis and data processing show that in Berchtesgaden
National Park one explicit peak season, as commonly described in the literature,

Beginning of April Middle of March Middle of March

Beginning of May Middle of March End of May Beginning of June

Fig. 20.4 Ecological niches and temporal aspects of courtship and breeding of the grouse species
in the Bavarian Alps