%0 Article
%T Ground cover response to trampling in a spruce stand of Myrtillus type
%A Kellomäki, Seppo
%D 1973
%J Silva Fennica
%V 7
%N 2
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a14716
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/4880
%X <p>The study deals with the trampling tolerance of forest vegetation in a <em>Myrtillus</em> type closed forest of Norway spruce (<em>Picea abies</em> (L.) H. Karst.), based on the effects of simulated trampling on the coverage and biomass on the field and between layers of the vegetation. The reliability of the results from the simulated trampling was tested by comparing them with those obtained from real trampling.</p>
<p>According to the results, the trampling tolerance of the bottom layers is greater than that of the field layer. The trampling tolerance of different species varies, so that grasses and dwarf shrubs have a higher tolerance capacity than herbs. Even light trampling of short duration caused noticeable changes in the coverage and biomass of the ground vegetation. Despite certain deficiencies, the simulated trampling gave parallel results of those obtained for real trampling.</p>
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