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| Tekijä: | Pickering, C. M.(et al.) |
| Otsikko: | Comparing hiking, mountain biking and horse riding impacts on vegetation and soils in Australia and the United States of America |
| Lehti: | Journal of Environmental Management
2010 : JAN-FEB, VOL. 91:3, p. 551-562 |
| Asiasana: | recreation ecology tourism Australia USA soil conservation |
| Vapaa asiasana: | nature-based tourism impacts weeds horse riding mountain biking hiking vegetation soils |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | This article reviews recreation ecology research in Australia and USA. Based on that hiking, horse riding and mountain biking are popular in protected areas in both countries. The author focus explores on many impacts on vegetation, soils and trails are similar for the three activities, although there can be differences in severity. Impacts include damage to existing trails, soil erosion, compaction and nutrification, changes in hydrology, trail widening, exposure of roots, rocks and bedrock. It is fills by additional research: (1) on horse and mountain bike impacts to complement those on hiking. The methods used need to reflect patterns of actual usage and be suitable for robust statistical analysis; (2) that directly compares types and severity of impacts among activities; (3) on the potential for each activity to contribute to the spread of weeds and plant pathogens. |
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