Ecological Changes On Campsites In The Eagle Cap Wilderness 1979 To 1984

Author : David N. Cole
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260388797
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book Ecological Changes on Campsites in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, 1979 to 1984 (Classic Reprint) written by David N. Cole and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ecological Changes on Campsites in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, 1979 to 1984 Twenty-two campsites were examined in 197 9 and again in 1984. All were around subalpine lakes at eleva tions between and ft (2 150 and 2 400 m). All were located in forests with an overstory primarily of Abies lasiocarpa and a ground cover dominated by Vaccinium scoparium, on soils derived from granitic rocks. Six of the sites were at lakes that received little use; these lakes were located either in trailless basins or far from trailheads on rough trails. Use levels for these low-use sites were estimated at less than five nights per year; some of these sites are not used every year. Another six sites were at lakes that were not popular destinations although they could be reached on well maintained trails. Estimated use levels for these moderate-use sites were 10 to 20 nights per year. Ten sites were located at very popular lakes - two at each of five lakes. Three of these lakes are in the Lake Basin, an area visited by one of every three visitors to the Wilder ness in 1978. Use levels for these heavy-use sites were estimated to be 25 to 50 nights per year. At each lake, one site was open to use; the other was less than 200 ft (61 m) from the lakeshore and, therefore, not a legal place to camp. One of the five open sites was later closed to use so that by 1984 there were four open and six closed sites. Two of the six closed sites were partially revegetated with transplants between 1979 and 1984. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.