Vegetation associated with different walking track types in the Kosciuszko alpine area, Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-34

  Hill, Wendy ^a   Pickering, Catherine Marina ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpine; Management; Tourism impacts

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; HARDENING; MESH GENERATION;

ALPINE; ALPINE AREAS; AUSTRALIA; BARE GROUNDS; HIGH MOUNTAINS; MOUNTAIN REGIONS; STEEL MESHES; TOURISM IMPACT; TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE; WALKING TRACKS;

VEGETATION;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WALKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAINEERING; NONHUMAN; SOIL COMPACTION; TOURISM; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 29844446620     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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