Trampling effects on vegetation of the trail corridors of north Rocky Mountain forests.

Published online
01 Jan 1975
Content type
Journal article
Journal title
Journal of Applied Ecology
DOI
10.2307/2402226

Author(s)
Dale, D. & Weaver, T.

Publication language
English

Abstract

Describes studies made in forests dominated by Abies lasiocarpa, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus contorta or Pseudotsuga menziesii, in central Montana and Wyoming, to show how the width of tracks is related to the numbers of horses or walkers using them, and how ground vegetation adjacent to the tracks is affected.

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