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The impacts of road and walking trails upon adjacent vegetation: effects of road building materials on species composition in a nutrient poor environment
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SYSNO ASEP 0365478 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title The impacts of road and walking trails upon adjacent vegetation: effects of road building materials on species composition in a nutrient poor environment Author(s) Müllerová, Jana (BU-J) RID, ORCID
Vítková, Michaela (BU-J) RID, ORCID
Vítek, O. (CZ)Number of authors 3 Source Title Science of the Total Environment. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0048-9697
Roč. 409, č. 19 (2011), s. 3839-3849Number of pages 11 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords alkalinization effect ; artic-alpine tundra ; human disturbances Subject RIV EF - Botanics CEZ AV0Z60050516 - BU-J (2005-2011) UT WOS 000295233900029 DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.056 Annotation In our study we (1) reconstructed the road-related changes of alpine tundra vegetation and soils in Krkonoše Mts during a decade using aerial data and GPS mapping accompanied by detailed soil and vegetation surveys along transects to study colonization of roadside plant species; (2) assessed the road effects on physical–chemical soil properties and vegetation composition along transects; and (3) proposed conservation measures to stop further damage. Along alkaline roads, fast and profound shifts in physical–chemical soil properties (pH increased from 3.9 up to 7.6, base saturation from 9–30% up to 100%) were recorded. The roadside vegetation (meso- to nitrophilous species and species preferring man-made habitats) doubled in area. The intensity of changes depended significantly on the type of road material and the position relative to the road. To prevent the further damage we recommended replacement of alkaline gravel by granite. The reconstruction of trails has already started. Workplace Institute of Botany Contact Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8 Year of Publishing 2012
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