Impacts after four years of experimental trampling on alpine/sub-alpine environments in western Tasmania

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-351

  Whinam, Jennie ^a   Chilcott, Nicole M ^a  

^a Nature Conservation Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpine; Australia; Environmental management; Recreational trampling; Soils; Sub alpine; Tasmania; Walker impacts

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; TRAMPLING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; RECREATION; VEGETATION; WOODY STEM;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; WESTERN ARTHUR RANGE;

DACTYLOCTENIUM RADULANS;

EID: 0037648917     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(02)00218-9     Document Type: Article

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