Image Analysis to Monitor Experimental Trampling and Vegetation Recovery in Icelandic Plant Communities
With growing tourism in natural areas, monitoring recreational impacts is becoming increasingly important. This paper aims to evaluate how different trampling intensities affect some common Icelandic plant communities by using digital photographs to analyze and quantify vegetation in experimental pl...
Main Authors: | Micael C. Runnström, Rannveig Ólafsdóttir, Jan Blanke, Bastian Berlin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-08-01
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Series: | Environments |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/6/9/99 |
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