Monitoring and modelling walking track impacts in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-320

  Dixon, Grant ^a,c   Hawes, Martin ^a   McPherson, Glen ^b  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Management of walker impacts; Recreational impact modelling; Tasmania; Track monitoring

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONDITION; IMPACT MODELLING; IMPACT VARIABLES; MANAGEMENT OF WALKER IMPACT; RECREATIONAL IMPACT MODELING; TASMANIA; TRACK MONITORING; TRACK WIDTH; WALKING TRACKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; WALKING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SITING; SOIL EROSION; WALKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 3242683509     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.02.006     Document Type: Article

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