Monitoring the condition of wilderness campsites
Information on the distribution and severity of wilderness campsite impacts is necessary for planning purposes. Monitoring of campsite conditions will also allow managers to evaluate change in campsite coondition and how such changes relate to management actions. Existing campsite monitoring systems are based on visual estimates of impact, measurements of impact, or photographs. The most useful systems (1) evaluate a number of meaningful parameters, (2) record each of these parameters separately, and (3) use as precise techniques as management can afford and still be able to inventory all sites. Estimation techniques will probably have to be used in most wilderness areas where funds are short and campsites are numerous. Suggestions for how to develop such a system are provided. Keys to success include adquate training so techniques are used in a consistent manner, quantitative category definitions, and documenting site locations so they can be reassessed in the future.
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Ogden (EUA)
1983
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| Subjects: | RECREACION, MONITOREO, SERVICIOS DE USO PUBLICO, |
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