Determinants of Livelihood Diversification: The Case of Community-Based Ecotourism in Oaxaca, Mexico

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The paper paper clearly describes and analyzes the CBE concept and its determinants in the coastal communities in Mexico. The study is well written and the conclusions are significant for aforementioned communities, as well as for the local/national authorities

Author Response

Many thanks for your revision, we revised the english language and style. 

Reviewer 2 Report

I feel that the paper is well written. But there are several points to be revised.

1. How about making literature section? I feel that introduction is too long. And please show the background and purpose of the study in the introduction section.
2. Could you show the more explanation about study area with the pictures of the site and the table of history? It will be helpful to understand your study area.
3. Please show the literatures of framework of table 1.
4. Please show the diagram of your study process for easy understanding of the methodology.
5. I feel that there are too many numbers in the tables. Could you show the key points or how about changing into the graphs?
6. More explanation about tables is needed based on the situation of the study area.

Author Response

1. How about making literature section? I feel that introduction is too long. And please show the background and purpose of the study in the introduction section.

 

We are thankful for all the comments reviewers did to the manuscript. We modified the introduction and we created a specific section for the literature review separate from the introduction. The literature mentioned in table 1 was included in this literature section. We also included the importance of the study for the region.

2. Could you show the more explanation about study area with the pictures of the site and the table of history? It will be helpful to understand your study area.

We included a brief description about the communities and we believe this cover a brief history, since the activity is a classical tour in a mangrove we do not believe picture are needed.

3. Please show the literatures of framework of table 1.

We included this literature mentioned in table 1 in the literature section.

4. Please show the diagram of your study process for easy understanding of the methodology.

The process of the method was very simple, since we used a survey therefore we do not believe a diagram is necessary, however we revise the text in order to make sure it is clear.

5.I feel that there are too many numbers in the tables. Could you show the key points or how about changing into the graphs?

We modified table 3 into a figure, however other tables cannot be transformed into a figure specially the one presenting the model results. Tables are explained in the result section in detail and we modified the text when it was needed.

6. More explanation about tables is needed based on the situation of the study area.

The discussion section explains the results based on the context of the communities.

Reviewer 3 Report

Highly interesting and well designed research with relevant outcomes for science, practice and politics

Author Response

Authors are thankful for your revision. 

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

I feel that the paper is improved a lot. However, there are some points to be revised.

1. The numbering of subtitles is a little weird.
2. Figures and tables need formatting.
3. In the methodology section, there are too many formulas. How about making tables with formulas?

Author Response

Dear Reviewer: 

Your comments were addressed as follow: 

1) Number of subtitles: the subtitle numbers were modified because there were some mistakes.

2)Figures and tables formatting:  

Figures, were adjusted in terms of size, style and quality (300 dpi), and one figure was also modified.

Tables, were adjusted in their size, heads, and titles (size of letters)

3) Method section: The formulae correspond to the model description and a table will not be suitable for that, so we delete the model since it is a standard description of a multinomial model and we just left the minimum for understanding  the model. 

Sincerly,