SFRC-86/09 Long Term Recovery of Experimental Off-Road Vehicle Impacts and Abandoned Old Trails in the Big Cypress National Preserve
Duever MJ, Riopelle LA, Mccollom JM. 1986. SFRC-86/09 Long Term Recovery of Experimental Off-Road Vehicle Impacts and Abandoned Old Trails in the Big Cypress National Preserve. SFRC 86/09. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Naples, Florida
The visual rating system used in 1985 was the same as that used in fall 1979. A "0" rating indicated we could not see any differences between the appearance of the test lane and adjacent habitat at that particular locations. Thus, a lane could be visible, but still have all "0" ratings in the locations where we measured them. A "1" indicated the lane was visible but there was no soil disturbance and very little difference in the appearance of vegetation in the lane as compared to adjacent undisturbed habitat. A "2" indicated that up to one half of the vegetation was missing in the trail and there could be some soil disturbance. A "3" was used when more than one half the vegetation was missing and there was moderate soil disturbance. A "4" indicated no vegetation in the trail and moderate to severe soil disturbance.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Duever, Michael; Riopelle, Lawarence; Mccollom, Jean
- Date of Issue
- 1986-12
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- BICY , EVER
- Keywords
- Big Cypress, Impacts, Odd-Road, SFNRCTRS