The impacts of skiing and related winter recreational activities on mountain environments / / edited by Christian Rixen, Antonio Rolando

• Record Nr.: UNISA996320679503316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : , : Bentham Science Publishers, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-60805-488-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 508.74
• Soggetti: Mountain ecology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The Ecological Values of mountain Environments and Wildlife -- 2. Climate Change and Snow Cover in the European Alps -- 3. Soil Properties on Ski-Runs 4. Skiing and Vegetation -- 5. Ground-dwelling Arthropods and Ski-pistes -- 6. The Effect of Ski-pistes on Birds and Mammals -- 7. Bird Collisions with Overhead Ski-Cables: A Reducible Source of Mortality -- 8. Impacts of outdoor Winter Recreation on Alpine Wildlife and Mitigation Approaches: A case Study of the Black Grouse -- 9. Ski Run Re-Vegetation: A Never-Ending Story of Trial and Error? -- 10. Ecolgical Restoration of Ski-Run.
• Sommario/riassunto: This e-book reviews environmental impacts of ski tourism in mountain environments. Specifically, the book addresses skiing impacts on soils, vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate animals living in such habitats. Additional chapters also explain the methods for the restoration of disturbed sites at high altitude and snow cover in a changing climate. The e-book is therefore a compilation on the latest knowledge on environmental impacts of skiing and is intended to be a standard reference for ecologists, students and universities, business professionals (ski-resort managers), regional governmental organizations, conservation agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).