A review of major factors influencing plant responses to recreation impacts

Environmental Management

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 637-650

  Kuss, Fred R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy densities; Drainage; Microclimate; Plant stress; Recreation impacts; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001154958     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01866768     Document Type: Review

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