M. Liddle

Recreation Ecology

The Ecological Impact of Outdoor Recreation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text brings together disparate bodies of ecological knowledge pertinent to countryside areas used for recreation. It summarizes our understanding of recreation as an ecological factor and outlines the problems needing further research, for the benefit of students and others concerned with countryside conservation. Information is drawn from several countries and the text highlights common features as a means for providing a theoretical base for practical advice which the planner or manager can use as a guide when faced with problems for which there is no direct information.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-412-26630-0
• 1997
• Seitenzahl: 672
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1488g
• ISBN-13: 9780412266300
• ISBN-10: 041226630X
• Artikelnr.: 22187678

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Mechanical forces exerted by various recreation activities
and the concept of protection. Major changes in vegetation as a result of
wear. Changes in communities and plant species as a result of wear. Changes
in communities and plant species as a result of wear. Plant populations and
mechanical wear. Mechanical wear and plant form and function. The
physiological reactions of plants to damage. Plant strategies (resistance,
survival and recovery) and regeneration of communities. Introduction to
soils. Litter and organic material. Soil bulk density, porosity and
penetrability. Soil water, air temperature and nutrients. The living soil.
Plant roots, soils and growth. Soil erosion. Soil deposition and recovery.
A classification of disturbance to animals. Invertebrates. Reptiles. Birds.
Bears. Deer. Sheep, goats, and chamois, with a note on gazelles. Small
mammals. Large mammals. The impacts of water-based recreation. Fish.
Aquatic mammals. Conclusion.