Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking
- Autores
- Pickering, Catherine Marina; Barros, Ana Agustina
- Año de publicación
- 2015
- Idioma
- inglés
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- Functional traits reflect plant responses to disturbance, including from visitor impacts. The impacts of mountain biking and hiking on functional composition were compared using a common experimental protocol in a subalpine grassland in the Australian Alps. The overlapping cover of all species was recorded two weeks after different intensities of hiking (200 and 500 passes) and mountain biking (none, 25, 75, 200 and 500 passes). Species' functional trait data were combined with their relative cover to calculate community trait weighted means for plant height, leaf area, percentage leaf dry matter content and Specific Leaf Area (SLA). Species such as Poa fawcettiae with larger leaves and SLA but lower dry weight content of leaves were more resistant to use, with differences between bikers and hikers only apparent at the highest levels of use tested. This differs from some vegetation communities in Europe where plants with smaller leaves were more resistant to hiking. More research using functional traits may account for differences in species responses to trampling. Managers of conservation areas used for hiking and biking need to minimise off trail use by both user groups.
Fil: Pickering, Catherine Marina. Griffith University; Australia
Fil: Barros, Ana Agustina. Griffith University; Australia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina - Materia
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Australia
Functional Composition
Impacts
Mountain Biking
Recreation Ecology
Walking - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hikingPickering, Catherine MarinaBarros, Ana AgustinaAustraliaFunctional CompositionImpactsMountain BikingRecreation EcologyWalkinghttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Functional traits reflect plant responses to disturbance, including from visitor impacts. The impacts of mountain biking and hiking on functional composition were compared using a common experimental protocol in a subalpine grassland in the Australian Alps. The overlapping cover of all species was recorded two weeks after different intensities of hiking (200 and 500 passes) and mountain biking (none, 25, 75, 200 and 500 passes). Species' functional trait data were combined with their relative cover to calculate community trait weighted means for plant height, leaf area, percentage leaf dry matter content and Specific Leaf Area (SLA). Species such as Poa fawcettiae with larger leaves and SLA but lower dry weight content of leaves were more resistant to use, with differences between bikers and hikers only apparent at the highest levels of use tested. This differs from some vegetation communities in Europe where plants with smaller leaves were more resistant to hiking. More research using functional traits may account for differences in species responses to trampling. Managers of conservation areas used for hiking and biking need to minimise off trail use by both user groups.Fil: Pickering, Catherine Marina. Griffith University; AustraliaFil: Barros, Ana Agustina. Griffith University; Australia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaAcademic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd2015-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/59458Pickering, Catherine Marina; Barros, Ana Agustina; Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Environmental Management; 164; 12-2015; 129-1360301-4797CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.07.003info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479715301481info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:46:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/59458instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:46:57.231CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking Pickering, Catherine Marina Australia Functional Composition Impacts Mountain Biking Recreation Ecology Walking |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking |
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Using functional traits to assess the resistance of subalpine grassland to trampling by mountain biking and hiking |
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Pickering, Catherine Marina Barros, Ana Agustina |
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Pickering, Catherine Marina |
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Pickering, Catherine Marina Barros, Ana Agustina |
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Barros, Ana Agustina |
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Australia Functional Composition Impacts Mountain Biking Recreation Ecology Walking |
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Australia Functional Composition Impacts Mountain Biking Recreation Ecology Walking |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Functional traits reflect plant responses to disturbance, including from visitor impacts. The impacts of mountain biking and hiking on functional composition were compared using a common experimental protocol in a subalpine grassland in the Australian Alps. The overlapping cover of all species was recorded two weeks after different intensities of hiking (200 and 500 passes) and mountain biking (none, 25, 75, 200 and 500 passes). Species' functional trait data were combined with their relative cover to calculate community trait weighted means for plant height, leaf area, percentage leaf dry matter content and Specific Leaf Area (SLA). Species such as Poa fawcettiae with larger leaves and SLA but lower dry weight content of leaves were more resistant to use, with differences between bikers and hikers only apparent at the highest levels of use tested. This differs from some vegetation communities in Europe where plants with smaller leaves were more resistant to hiking. More research using functional traits may account for differences in species responses to trampling. Managers of conservation areas used for hiking and biking need to minimise off trail use by both user groups. Fil: Pickering, Catherine Marina. Griffith University; Australia Fil: Barros, Ana Agustina. Griffith University; Australia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina |
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Functional traits reflect plant responses to disturbance, including from visitor impacts. The impacts of mountain biking and hiking on functional composition were compared using a common experimental protocol in a subalpine grassland in the Australian Alps. The overlapping cover of all species was recorded two weeks after different intensities of hiking (200 and 500 passes) and mountain biking (none, 25, 75, 200 and 500 passes). Species' functional trait data were combined with their relative cover to calculate community trait weighted means for plant height, leaf area, percentage leaf dry matter content and Specific Leaf Area (SLA). Species such as Poa fawcettiae with larger leaves and SLA but lower dry weight content of leaves were more resistant to use, with differences between bikers and hikers only apparent at the highest levels of use tested. This differs from some vegetation communities in Europe where plants with smaller leaves were more resistant to hiking. More research using functional traits may account for differences in species responses to trampling. Managers of conservation areas used for hiking and biking need to minimise off trail use by both user groups. |
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