Short-term and long-term effects of human trampling on above-ground vegetation, soil density, soil organic matter and soil microbial processes in suburban beech forests

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-314

  Kissling, Marion ^a   Hegetschweiler, K Tessa ^a   Rusterholz, Hans Peter ^a   Baur, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Experimental trampling; Fire places; Long term effects; Outdoor recreation; Short term effects; Soil enzyme activities; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

FAGUS;

EID: 67649343768     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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