Assessment of trampling simulation impacts on native vegetation in Mediterranean sclerophyllous forest

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 93-107

  Andrés Abellán, Manuela ^a   López Serrano, Francisco R ^a   Morote, Francisco A García ^a   Del Cerro Barja, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Experimental trampling; Natural areas; Recreation; Vegetation impact

Indexed keywords

NATIVE VEGETATION; SCLEROPHYLLOUS FOREST; TRAMPLING SIMULATION IMPACTS;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; SIMULATION; TRAMPLING; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOREST STRUCTURE; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PLANT ECOLOGY; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT TAXONOMY; SHOE; SIMULATION; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WALKING;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLANTS; TREES; WALKING;

BASINS; FORESTS; PLANTS; SIMULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33747483717     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9051-2     Document Type: Article

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