| Abstract: | This investigates resource impacts on backcounty campsites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Study objectives were to enhance our understanding of camping impacts and to improve campsite impact assessment procedures by means of multivariate techniques. Three-hundred and eight campsites at designated backcountry campgrounds, and 69 additional unofficial campsites were assessed. Factor analysis of 195 established campsites on eight impact indicator variables revealed three dimensions of campsite impact: area disturbance, soil and groundcover damage, and tree-related damage. Four distinctive backcountry campsite types were identified, three of which were derived from cluster analyses of factor scores. These four backcountry campsite types characterize the intensity and areal extent of resource impacts, and they vary in locational and environmental attributes. At an aggregate level, different campsite types contributed unequally to the cumulative level of impact. The dimensional structure and typology developed in this study demonstrates that campsite impacts can be viewed and examined holistically with the use of multivariate methods. Implications for assessment procedures, management and further research are discussed. |
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| ProdID: | 5223941 |
| Citation Author: | Leung, Y-F.; Marion, J.L. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Environmental Management |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Characterizing backcountry camping impacts in Great Smoky Mountains National Park; 1999; Article; Journal; Journal of Environmental Management; Leung, Y-F.; Marion, J.L. |
| Citation Start Page: | 193 |
| Citation Volume: | 57 |
| Citation Year: | 1999 |
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| Text: | Characterizing backcountry camping impacts in Great Smoky Mountains National Park; 1999; Article; Journal; Journal of Environmental Management; Leung, Y-F.; Marion, J.L. |
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