Assessment of trampling impact in Icelandic natural areas in experimental plots with focus on image analysis of digital photographs

• Main Author: Gatzouras, Maria
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap 2015
• Subjects: vegetation cover; RGB images; recreational trampling; natural areas; greenness index; experimental plots; digital photography; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Fjallabak; Iceland
• Online Access: http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/7450433

Increasing tourism in the spectacular but sensitive ecosystems in Iceland arises concern to the country’s authorities how to best manage tourism in these natural areas within a level of acceptable change. Research is thus required regarding what affect tourism has on different environments. Deterior...