Visual recovery of desert pavement surfaces following impacts from vehicle and foot traffic in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica

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dc.contributor.authorO'Neill, Tanya Ann
dc.contributor.authorBalks, Megan R.
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Martínez, Jerónimo
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-09T03:12:04Z
dc.date.available2014-02-02T19:52:13Z
dc.date.copyright2013-08-17
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractSites of past human activity were investigated to assess the visual recovery of the desert pavement following impacts from human trampling and vehicle traffic. Visually disturbed and nearby control sites were assessed using comparative photographic records, a field-based Visual Site Assessment, and Desert Pavement Recovery Assessment. Sites included: vehicle and walking tracks at Marble Point and Taylor Valley; a campsite, experimental treading trial site, and vehicle tracks in Wright Valley; and vehicle and walking tracks at Cape Roberts. The time since last disturbance ranged from three months to over 50 years. This investigation also attempted to determine what has the greatest lasting visual impact on soil surfaces in the Ross Sea region: dispersed trafficking or track formation? Walking tracks remained visible in the landscape (due to larger clasts concentrating along track margins) long after the desert pavement surface had recovered. However, randomly dispersed footprints were undetectable within five years. For many sites, allowing widespread trampling will give lower medium-term visible impact than concentrating traffic flow by track formation. For steep slopes and sites where repeated visits occur, use of a single track is recommended. Some 1950s vehicle tracks remain visible in the Antarctic landscape, but where visually obvious impacts were remediated, evidence of former occupation was almost undetectable.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationO’Neill, T. A., Balks, M. R., Lopez-Martinez, J. (2013). Visual recovery of desert pavement surfaces following impacts from vehicle and foot traffic in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 25(4), 514-530.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0954102012001125en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/7856
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofAntarctic Science
dc.relation.urihttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8951988en_NZ
dc.rightsThis article has been published in the journal: Antarctic Science. © 2013 Antarctic Science Ltd.en_NZ
dc.subjectfoot-trackingen_NZ
dc.subjecthuman impactsen_NZ
dc.subjectsurface morphologyen_NZ
dc.subjectsurface recoveryen_NZ
dc.subjecttracksen_NZ
dc.titleVisual recovery of desert pavement surfaces following impacts from vehicle and foot traffic in the Ross Sea region of Antarcticaen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
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