Deterioration of forest ground cover during trampling.

Kellomäki, Seppo

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Silva Fennica vol. 11 no. 3 article id 4972 | 1977 | Article

Seppo Kellomäki

Deterioration of forest ground cover during trampling.

Kellomäki S. (1977). Deterioration of forest ground cover during trampling. Silva Fennica vol. 11 no. 3 article id 4972. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a14823

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the trampling tolerance of forest ground cover of the Calluna, Vaccinium and Myrtillus type sites. Positive correlation was found between the site fertility and trampling tolerance of plant communities. Annual trampling at level of about 16,000 visits per hectare decreased the biomass of the ground cover to almost half of the original amount, and annual trampling of about 160,000 visits per hectare completely destroyed the forest ground cover irrespective of site fertility. Comparisons made between herb and grass dominated forest ground cover showed that herb and grass cover is in the long run the best alternative for the management of ground cover in intensively used recreation areas.

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Keywords
herbs; ground vegetation; trampling; forest types; grasses; ground cover; recreation areas

Published in 1977

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