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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Sun, Dan;
Liddle, Michael J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Division of Australian Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia |
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| Title: | A survey of trampling effects on vegetation and soil in eight tropical and subtropical sites |
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| Section: | Research
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| Source: | Environmental Management. Vol. 17, No. 4, July/August 1993, p. 497-510. |
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| Publishing Information: | New York: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 14 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Traffic; Traffic damage; Vehicles; Trampling; Tropical climate; Cynodon dactylon; Ecology; Percent living ground cover; Height; Organic matter; Surface hardness
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| Geographic Terms: | Queensland, Australia |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Impacts of recreation, especially of vehicles and walkers, were studied in eight tropical or subtropical public sites in Queensland. In each site, plant species number, vegetation cover, plant height, and species cover and frequency in untrampled, slightly trampled, moderately trampled, and heavily trampled areas were counted or measured. Soil penetration resistance and soil organic matter were also recorded. In two of these eight sites, plant cover, height, leaf length, leaf width, and leaf thickness of each species were measured. Some species of grass such as Cynodon dactylon were present in areas subject to all degrees of trampling impact and some tussock species, particularly Eragrostis tenuifolia and Sporobolus elongatus, were only present in trampled areas. Woody plants occurred only on untrampled areas. The number of species and all the vegetative measurements mentioned above were reduced as wear increased. Plant height was reduced dramatically by even light trampling. Tall plants appeared to be more sensitive to trampling than short plants. No clear relationship between soil organic matter content and trampling intensity was found." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 45 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sun, D., and M. J. Liddle. 1993. A survey of trampling effects on vegetation and soil in eight tropical and subtropical sites. Environ. Manage. 17(4):p. 497-510. |
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