Soil trampling in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area: tools to assess levels of human impact

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Tejedo, P., Justel, A., Benayas, J., Rico, E., Convey, P., Quesada, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science; Livingston Island; South Shetland Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102009001795; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102009001795

Abstract Research in extremely delicate environments must be sensitive to the need to minimize impacts caused simply through the presence of research personnel. This study investigates the effectiveness of current advice relating to travel on foot over Antarctic vegetation-free soils. These are base...