Recreational use impact on soil and vegetation at picnic sites in Aleppo pine forests onMount Carmel, Israel

Kutiel, Pua; Zhevelev, Y.

doi:10.1560/g2l1-8u80-5xnq-g38c

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“…Resembling to the present study, previous researches showed that high visitors' pressure under trees sharply decreased litter biomass, soil moisture, and organic matter (Kuss 1986;Marion and Cole 1996;Andres-Abellan et al 2005). Similar trends were found for soil moisture decrease from ∼4 to ∼15% (Dotzenko et al 1967;Jim 1987;Kutiel et al 2000;Kutiel and Zhevelev 2001) and for soil organic matter from ∼1 to ∼11% (Dotzenko et al 1967;Jim 1987;Kutiel et al 2000) under visitors' pressure.…”

Section: Averages Of Soil Propertiessupporting

confidence: 65%

“…2a) is attributed to the 'dispersive' effect of visitors' (1987) found that litter cover was reduced from 40-100% to 0-10% . Reduction of litter biomass was reported by Kutiel et al (2000) for eucalyptus (∼4.5 times), for Tabor oak (∼3.5 times) and by Kutiel and Zhevelev (2001) for Aleppo pine (∼15 times).…”

Section: Averages Of Soil Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 69%

“…These lead to soil moisture (Dotzenko et al 1967;Kutiel et al 2000) and organic matter (Dotzenko et al 1967;Kutiel et al 2000;Andres-Abellan et al 2005) reduction. However, Sun and Liddle (1993), Marion and Cole (1996), and Kutiel and Zhevelev (2001) showed unclear tendencies of organic matter and soil moisture changes under visitors' pressure. Alkalinity increased with increased visitors' pressure (Kutiel et al 2000;Andres-Abellan et al 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, spatial variability of soil can be interpreted as an extremely important ecosystem characteristic for the following reasons: (a) It reflects the pattern of ecosystems (Mapa and Kumaragamage 1996;Gorres et al 1997;Blagoveschensky and Samsonova 1999;Zhevelev and Sarah 2002;Bruelheide and Udelhoven 2005); (b) It defines the sampling design (Chung et al 1995;Star et al 1995;Prasolova et al 2000;Zhevelev and Sarah 2002); (c) It indicates ecosystem changes (Chevallier et al 1994;Meshalkina et al 1995;Smith 1999). Liddle and Greig-Smith (1975), Marion and Cole (1996), Kutiel et al (2000), and Kutiel and Zhevelev (2001) showed that visitors' pressure influenced the variability of Ao, litter biomass, organic matter content, soil moisture, and soil compaction. Marfenina et al (1984) and Zhevelev and Kim (1984) determined that the variability of Ao depth, soil compaction, organic matter, bulk density, and soil infiltration rates may be even more sensitive to visitors' pressure than their averages.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…At the same time visitors' pressure "disperses" litter, decreases litter biomass (Jim 1987;Kutiel and Zhevelev 2001) and increases mineral soil cover (Kuss 1986;Marion and Cole 1996;Andres-Abellan et al 2005). These lead to soil moisture (Dotzenko et al 1967;Kutiel et al 2000) and organic matter (Dotzenko et al 1967;Kutiel et al 2000;Andres-Abellan et al 2005) reduction.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The effect of visitors’ pressure on the spatial variability of sandy soil in an urban parks in Tel Aviv

Zhevelev

Sarah

2008

Environ Monit Assess

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The effect of visitors' pressure on the spatial variability of soil properties was investigated in three open green areas in Tel Aviv. Six types of micro-environments were chosen: under oak and pine tree canopy with low (OL and PL) and high (OH and PH) visitors' pressure; herbaceous area without visitors' pressure (HE); and resting area under high visitors' pressure (RA). For each micro-environment soil samples were collected from the upper 0-5 cm depth for organic matter content and moisture determination. Before sampling, soil surface compaction and litter biomass were measured. Soil properties were affected by visitors' pressure and by the type of micro-environment. Soil organic matter content and soil moisture proved significantly higher under oak trees at low visitors' pressure. Average litter biomass significantly decreased with increasing visitors' pressure in the tree micro-environments. Average penetration depth decreased significantly with increased visitors' pressure in all micro-environments. In all the cases where averages significantly decreased, variance significantly decreased too, but the coefficient of variations increased. This means that variances changed slower than averages. Changes in averages were accompanied by a change of data population structure, which indicated more soil spatial homogeneity under high visitors' pressure. The data from different intervals of data population of soil properties demonstrated the different sensitivity to visitors' pressure.

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Section: Averages Of Soil Propertiessupporting

confidence: 65%

Section: Averages Of Soil Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 69%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The effect of visitors’ pressure on the spatial variability of sandy soil in an urban parks in Tel Aviv

Zhevelev

Sarah

2008

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Exclosure Effects on Recovery of Selected Soil Properties in a Mixed Broadleaf Forest Recreation Site

2011

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Human-caused trampling that results from excessive recreational use has caused damage to soil and vegetation in forest ecosystems in the Belgrad Forest of Istanbul. The objectives of this study were to examine effects of exclosure on selected soil properties and to determine the recovery time required for soil characteristics in a broadleaf forest recreation site.Litter biomass and topsoil (0-15 cm) were sampled in the forest, exclosure and recreational sites, and soil samples were analysed for saturation capacity, permeability, bulk density, total porosity, organic matter, root biomass, electrical conductivity and soil pH.Results showed that saturation capacity, permeability, total porosity and organic matter increased whereas bulk density decreased significantly in the topsoil under the exclosure, and all these soil properties in the topsoil of the exclosure were greater than those of recreational site. When effects of main factors were compared, averaging over sampling year and soil sampling depth, soils from the exclosure had significantly greater saturation capacity, permeability, total porosity, organic matter and litter biomass and lower bulk density values than the soils from recreational site.Six years of exclosure was effective in improving most of the soil properties in the topsoil. When topsoil and subsoil are considered together, it is obvious that a longer time period is needed for soil recovery in the forest recreational sites.

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Effects of Fireplace Use on Forest Vegetation and Amount of Woody Debris in Suburban Forests in Northwestern Switzerland

Hegetschweiler¹,

Loon²,

Ryser³

et al. 2008

Environmental Management

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Urban forests are popular recreation areas in Europe. Several of these temperate broad-leaved forests also have a high conservation value due to sustainable management over many centuries. Recreational activities, particularly the use of fireplaces, can cause extensive damage to soil, ground vegetation, shrubs, and trees. Firewood collection depletes woody debris, leading to a loss of habitat for specialized organisms. We examined the effects of fireplace use on forest vegetation and the amount of woody debris by comparing disturbed and control plots in suburban forests in northwestern Switzerland. At frequently used fireplaces, we found reduced species densities in the ground vegetation and shrub layer and changes in plant species composition due to human trampling within an area of 150-200 m 2 . Picnicking and grilling also reduced the height and changed the age structure of shrubs and young trees. The amount of woody debris was lower in disturbed plots than in control plots. Pieces of wood with a diameter of 0.6-7.6 cm were preferentially collected by fireplace users. The reduction in woody debris volume extended up to a distance of 16 m from the fire ring, covering an area of 800 m 2 at each picnic site. In order to preserve the ecological integrity of urban forests and to maintain their attractiveness as important recreation areas, we suggest depositing logging residues to be used as firewood and to restrict visitor movements near picnic sites.

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Recreational use impact on soil and vegetation at picnic sites in Aleppo pine forests onMount Carmel, Israel

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

The effect of visitors’ pressure on the spatial variability of sandy soil in an urban parks in Tel Aviv

The effect of visitors’ pressure on the spatial variability of sandy soil in an urban parks in Tel Aviv

Exclosure Effects on Recovery of Selected Soil Properties in a Mixed Broadleaf Forest Recreation Site

Effects of Fireplace Use on Forest Vegetation and Amount of Woody Debris in Suburban Forests in Northwestern Switzerland

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