Visual recovery of desert pavement surfaces following impacts from vehicle and foot traffic in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: O'Neill, Tanya A., Balks, Megan R., López-Martínez, Jerónimo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Sea; Cape Roberts; Taylor Valley; Wright Valley; Marble Point; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012001125; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012001125

Abstract Sites of past human activity were investigated to assess the visual recovery of the desert pavement following impacts from human trampling and vehicle traffic. Visually disturbed and nearby control sites were assessed using comparative photographic records, a field-based Visual Site Assessm...