Impacts of trampling on alpine environments in central Tasmania

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-220

  Whinam, J ^a   Chilcott, N ^a  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpine environment; Recreational management; Tasmania; Walker impacts

Indexed keywords

VEGETATION;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ALPINE GRASSLANDS; CONTROLLED TRIAL; LIFE-FORMS; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SHRUBLANDS; TASMANIA; TREATMENT LEVEL; VEGETATION TYPE; WALKER IMPACT;

WETLANDS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TRAMPLING; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GRASS; NONHUMAN; RECREATION; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WALKING;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0033399063     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1999.0302     Document Type: Article

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