Comparison of vegetation conditions along two backcountry trails in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia (Canada)

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-249

  Nepal, Sanjay K ^a   Way, Paul ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amount of vegetation cover; British Columbia; Canada; Exotic species; Floristic dissimilarity; Mt. Robson Provincial Park; Paired quadrats; Recreation impacts; Species richness; Vegetation changes

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; VEGETATION;

AMOUNT OF VEGETATION COVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; EXOTIC SPECIES; FLORISTIC DISSIMILARITY; MT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK; PAIRED QUADRAT; RECREATION IMPACTS; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION CHANGE; VEGETATION COVER;

PARKS;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; NATIONAL PARK; PLANT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXOTIC SPECIES; FERN; FUNGUS; LAND USE; LICHEN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOSS; POLICY; RECREATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MOUNT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA;

BRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 33751183308     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.12.016     Document Type: Article

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