Trail erosion and trailside vegetation monitoring on Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park

Martin BH. 1987. Trail erosion and trailside vegetation monitoring on Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park. In Science and resources management in northeast national parks : an informal exchange. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. March 30-31, 1987

Notes that Congress passed a law in 1982 requiring the National Park Service to limit Park visitation to Isle au Haut. From 1985-88, surveyed visitors, residents, used trail pressure-plate counters, and trail study plots to determine the impact of visitors on Isle au Haut /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ISLE AU HAUT

Type
Conference Proceeding Paper
Authors
Martin, Burnham
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Erosion, Isle Au Haut, Plants, Trails, Visitors

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