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: Received: 31 March 2017 / Approved: 3 April 2017 / Online: 3 April 2017 (16:44:42 CEST)
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Kycko, M.; Zagajewski, B.; Romanowska, E.; Zwijacz-Kozica, M.; Lavender, S. The impact of tourist traffic on the condition and cell structures of alpine swards. Preprints2017, 2017040007. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0007.v1
Kycko, M.; Zagajewski, B.; Romanowska, E.; Zwijacz-Kozica, M.; Lavender, S. The impact of tourist traffic on the condition and cell structures of alpine swards. Preprints 2017, 2017040007. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0007.v1
Kycko, M.; Zagajewski, B.; Romanowska, E.; Zwijacz-Kozica, M.; Lavender, S. The impact of tourist traffic on the condition and cell structures of alpine swards. Preprints2017, 2017040007. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0007.v1
APA Style
Kycko, M., Zagajewski, B., Romanowska, E., Zwijacz-Kozica, M., & Lavender, S. (2017). The impact of tourist traffic on the condition and cell structures of alpine swards. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0007.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kycko, M., Magdalena Zwijacz-Kozica and Samantha Lavender. 2017 "The impact of tourist traffic on the condition and cell structures of alpine swards" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0007.v1
Abstract
This research focuses on the effect of trampling on vegetation in high-mountain ecosystems through the electromagnetic spectrum’s interaction with plant pigments, cell structure, water content and other substances that have a direct impact on leaf properties. The most heavily visited part of the High Tatras in Poland was divided into polygons and, after selecting the dominant species within alpine swards, a detailed analysis of trampled and reference patterns was performed. An ASD FieldSpec 3 was used to acquire high-resolution spectral properties of plants, their fluorescence and the leaf chlorophyll content with the ts-ta temperature index and fraction of accumulated radiation in the range of photosynthesis (fAPAR) used as reference data. The results show that, along tourist trails, vegetation adapts to trampling with the impact depending on the species. A lower chlorophyll value was confirmed by a decrease in fluorescence, and the state of cellular structures was degraded in trampled compared to reference species, with a lower leaf reflectance. Also, at the extreme, trampling can eliminate certain species such as Luzula alpino-pilosa.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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