The impacts of road and walking trails upon adjacent vegetation: effects of road building materials on species composition in a nutrient poor environment
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.056" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.056</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.056" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.056</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The impacts of road and walking trails upon adjacent vegetation: effects of road building materials on species composition in a nutrient poor environment
Original language description
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.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EF - Botany
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)
Others
Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Science of the Total Environment
ISSN
0048-9697
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
409
Issue of the periodical within the volume
19
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
3839-3849
UT code for WoS article
000295233900029
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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