A method for assessing the physical recovery of Antarctic desert pavements following human-induced disturbances: A case study in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Environmental Management
• Main Authors: O'Neill, Tanya Ann, Balks, Megan R., López-Martínez, Jerónimo, McWhirter, Judith L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2012
• Subjects: Antarctica; Desert pavement; Human impact; Polar desert; Soil recovery; Surface morphology; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Cape Evans; Bull Pass; Antarc*; Antarctica Journal; polar desert
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6710; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.008

With increasing visitor numbers an understanding of the impacts of human activities in Antarctic terrestrial environments has become important. The objective of this study was to develop a means for assessing recovery of the ground surface desert pavement following physical disturbance. A set of 11...