Demographic responses of bighorn sheep to recreational activities: A trial of a trail

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 773-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett P. Wiedmann ◽  
Vernon C. Bleich
Keyword(s):  
Bighorn Sheep ◽  
Recreational Activities ◽  
Demographic Responses

Space use and movement patterns of translocated bighorn sheep

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ty J. Werdel ◽  
Jonathan A. Jenks ◽  
John T. Kanta ◽  
Chadwick P. Lehman ◽  
Teresa J. Frink
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Bighorn Sheep

scholarly journals Effects of a Short-Term Trampling Experiment on Alpine Vegetation in the Tatras, Slovakia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2750
Author(s):  
Veronika Piscová ◽  
Michal Ševčík ◽  
Juraj Hreško ◽  
František Petrovič
Keyword(s):  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Plant Cover ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Recreational Activities ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Deciduous Shrubs ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Potential Damage ◽  
Alpine Communities

Over the past decades, outdoor recreation in mountains has become progressively more important and as a result human induced potential damage has increased. Alpine communities are particularly susceptible to human recreational activities, such as tourist trampling. Although there are a number of studies that explicitly assess the effects of trampling on alpine communities, they do not reflect on terrains with a rich topography and the presence of more communities in very small areas. In this study, effects of short-term trampling on some alpine communities in the Tatras, the highest mountains of the Carpathians, were studied experimentally. Vulnerability to disturbance was compared among plant communities in terms of resistance and resilience, which are based on cover measurements. With proximity to trampling intensity, we found a significant decrease in plant cover and abundance of deciduous shrubs, lichens, and mosses. These results demonstrate that human trampling in alpine communities has major negative impacts on lichen and moss abundance and species richness. A short-term trampling experiment required several years of community regeneration. Therefore, management plans should discourage hiking activity off paths and restrict recreational activities.

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