Developing restoration planting mixes for active ski slopes: A multi-site reference community approach

Environmental Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 636-648

  Burt, Jennifer Williamson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AECOM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Erosion control; Managed lands; Planting palette; Seral community; Ski piste

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; EROSION CONTROL; MANAGED LANDS; PLANTING PALETTE; SERAL COMMUNITY; SKI PISTE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EROSION CONTROL; ESTHETICS; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTHETICS; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HABITAT QUALITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECREATION; REVEGETATION; SEDIMENT; SKI SLOPE; SKIING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WATER RETENTION; WILDLIFE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PLANT; SANITATION; SOIL;

BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; NEVADA; PLANTS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; SKIING; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84863574548     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9797-y     Document Type: Article

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