Impacts of Road Disturbance on Soil Properties and on Exotic Plant Occurrence in Subalpine Areas of the Australian Alps

• Main Authors: Johnston, Frances, Johnston, Stuart William
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado 2004
• Subjects: Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified; Griffith; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/27926; https://doi.org/10.1657/1523-0430(2004)036[0201:IORDOS]2.0.CO;2

The construction and maintenance of roads in the Australian Alps has caused profound disturbance to the natural existing soil and vegetation, as well as the introduction and proliferation of exotic plant species. This study examined three ecotypes associated with roads. These ecotypes were tested fo...