The effect of recreational impacts on soil and vegetation of stabilised Coastal Dunes in the Sharon Park, Israel

Kutiel, Pua; Zhevelev, Helena M.; Harrison, R. Deane

doi:10.1016/s0964-5691(99)00060-5

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“…The latter were used as controls ( Figure 3). Vegetation sampling was designed according to Kutiel et al (1999), Leung & Marion (2000) and Whinam & Chilcott (2003). Species richness (#) or the average number of species in each plot, vegetation height (cm) or average height of plants (cm) found in each plot and vegetation cover (%) based on a visual assessment of plant condition in the ground cover in each plot were collected at each plot.…”

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Trail Impact Management Related to Vegetation Response in Termessos National Park, in Turkish Mediterranean

Atik¹,

Sayan²,

Karagüzel³

et al. 2012

Perspectives on Nature Conservation - Patterns, Pressures and Prospects

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Trail Impact Management Related to Vegetation Response in Termessos National Park, in Turkish Mediterranean

Atik¹,

Sayan²,

Karagüzel³

et al. 2012

Perspectives on Nature Conservation - Patterns, Pressures and Prospects

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“…The species richness, vegetation height and vegetation cover were measured and analyzed as impact indicators in the trail and control plots using vegetation analysis methods. The field sampling system was designed according to the studies of Kutiel et al (1999), Leung and Marion (2000) and Whinam and Chilcott (2003).…”

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“…Marion and Leung (2001) and Farrell and Marion (2002) indicated that trail condition assessment, trail maintenance assessment, systematic point sampling and stratified point sampling are some of the assessment methods in trail impact management. More specifically Kutiel et al (1999) applied point sampling by setting two perpendicular sections as use and control on the each trail with a defined distances from each other as did Whinam and Chilcott (1999) and Whinam and Chilcott (2003) in their works.…”

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“…Although several studies informed a negative correlation between recreational intensity and plant cover, plant height, species richness and species diversity (Hammit and , Kutiel et al 1999, Nepal and Way 2007, patterns of change should be determined by the original environments (Kobayashi et al 1997), because site-specific and location factors are highly influential on the degree and form of the impact associated with recreational activities.…”

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Impact of Recreational Trampling on the Natural Vegetation in Termessos National Park, Antalya-Turkey

Meryem;SAYAN¹

2009

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Recreation activities could create various impacts on the natural environment. One of the recreation impacts is trampling that largely inevitable wherever nature visits occur. While consequences of trampling disturbance vary by the type of environment; vegetation is a significant indicator representing the form and degree of human-nature relation including recreation use. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of recreational trampling on the Mediterranean natural vegetation in case of Termessos National Park, Antalya, so to contribute nature conservation planning and management. Based on a field sampling design species richness, vegetation height and vegetation cover were taken as impact indicators and assessed in trail and control plots. Study results showed that trampling impact on vegetation cover and height was already evident with the tendency of being higher on controls and lower on trails by use and use-related variations. But species richness was not on the verge of trampling disturbance yet, due to characteristics of the Mediterranean environment and likely competation for light on the trails. Accordingly species diversity in herbaceous vegetation level was also higher in trampled trail sites. Hereby the level of trampling impact is not at the threshold of alleviating species diversity and is rather in form of physical pressure on the vegetation, therefore most accessible and straightforward measure can be maintaining existing visitor numbers and to line up a visitor management programme such as dispersal of users from very heavily used trails to less used trails. Yet a site management plan that seeking a fine balance between recreation use and nature protection and taking the trampling impacts into account can help to maintain long-term conservation targets. Öz: Rekreasyon faaliyetleri doğal çevre üzerinde olumsuz etkilere neden olabilmektedir. Doğa ziyaretlerinin gerçekleştiği bütün alanlarda kaçınılmaz olarak ortaya çıkan çiğneme, bu etkilerden biridir. Diğer yandan rekreasyonel çiğneme etkisi çoğu zaman çevre koşullarına bağlı olarak değişiklik gösterirken, doğal bitki örtüsü rekreasyon faaliyetleri de dahil olmak üzere insan-doğa arasındaki ilişkilerin şekli ve düzeyini ortaya koyan önemli bir göstergedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Antalya Termessos Milli Parkı örneğinde rekreasyonel faaliyetler nedeniyle ortaya çıkan çiğneme etkisinin doğal bitki örtüsü üzerindeki etkisini araştırmak ve bu yolla doğa koruma planlaması ve yönetimine katkıda bulunmaktır. Alan örneklemelerine dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmada etki indikatörleri olarak kullanım ve kontrol parsellerindeki tür çeşitliliği, vejetasyon yüksekliği ve vejetasyon örtü derecesi incelenmiştir. Çalışma sonuçları çiğneme etkisinin vejetasyon örtü derecesi ve vejetasyon yüksekliği üzerinde etkili olduğunu, çiğneme etkisi sonucu vejetasyon örtü derecesi ve vejetasyon yüksekliğinin kontrol parsellerinde daha yüksek ve kullanım parsellerinde daha düşük olduğunu göstermiştir. Fakat kullanım parsellerinde daha yüksek çıkan ...

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“…The lack of the organic matter layer along the trails also may have affected seed production in the trails (Kutiel and Danin, 1987). The absence of this layer in the disturbed sandy soil crust enhanced sand movement, creating drier conditions for germination (lower soil water retention) and poorer nutrient availability for growth and development (Liddle and Greig-Smith, 1975b;Kutiel and Danin, 1987;Danin, 1991;Kutiel et al, 1999). The highest plant and seed densities were in the stabilized open gaps between shrubs (52% of total seed bank density) where a developed organic matter layer was present.…”

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Soil seed banks, habitat heterogeneity, and regeneration strategies in a Mediterranean coastal sand dune

Sternberg

Bar

2004

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

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This study investigated the effects of microhabitat characteristics on soil seed bank structure, regeneration strategies, and plant composition in a Mediterranean coastal sand dune in Israel. Three different microhabitats were selected: (a) open patches between shrubs, (b) shrub understorey, and (c) open, disturbed patches in pedestrian trails. In each microhabitat two types of sampling plots were established: (a) seedling removal and (b) control (seedlings not removed). Emerging seedlings in each microhabitat were identified, counted, and removed every two weeks. In the controls, the vegetation was sampled only once at the peak of the herbaceous growing season. At the end of the growing season in plots where seedlings were removed, the upper soil was collected and sieved before seeds set. Viable non-germinated seeds were identified and counted. An estimation of persistent seed banks was obtained for each plot. Species composition, species richness, species diversity, and aboveground biomass by species were estimated. Germination fractions among species and plant functional groups were measured.Microhabitats differed in soil seed bank density, germination characteristics, above-ground biomass production, and species composition. The open patches between shrubs generally had the highest densities of seeds, seedlings, and mature individual herbaceous plants. Important density differences between total seedlings removed and mature vegetation may indicate strong plant mortality in all microhabitats. Annual and perennial grasses, composites, annual crucifers, and annual forbs produced transient seed banks, while legumes, umbelifers, and perennial forbs had persistent seed banks. Disturbance by public trampling in trails led to low seed and plant densities in this microhabitat. No effects of facilitation of shrubs on the annual vegetation were noted in shub understorey. Habitat heterogeneity had a strong impact on vegetation structure and regeneration strategies.

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The effect of recreational impacts on soil and vegetation of stabilised Coastal Dunes in the Sharon Park, Israel

Cited by 79 publications

References 22 publications

Trail Impact Management Related to Vegetation Response in Termessos National Park, in Turkish Mediterranean

Trail Impact Management Related to Vegetation Response in Termessos National Park, in Turkish Mediterranean

Impact of Recreational Trampling on the Natural Vegetation in Termessos National Park, Antalya-Turkey

Soil seed banks, habitat heterogeneity, and regeneration strategies in a Mediterranean coastal sand dune

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