Environmental effects of off-highway vehicles [[electronic resource] /] / Douglas S. Ouren ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 p.)
• Disciplina: 373.731
• Soggetto topico: Motorsports - Environmental aspects; Motorsports - Economic aspects; Off-road vehicles - Environmental aspects; Off-road vehicles - Economic aspects
• Altri autori: OurenDouglas S
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [87]-200) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONVERSION FACTORS -- GLOSSARY -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- TERMINOLOGY USED IN THIS REPORT -- HOW TO USE THIS REPORT -- OHV EFFECTS -- OHV Effects on Soils and Watersheds -- OHV Effects on Vegetation -- OHV Effects on Wildlife and Habitats: Native, Threatened, and EndangeredSpecies -- OHV Effects on Water Quality -- OHV Effects on Air Quality -- Socioeconomic Implications of OHV Use -- POTENTIAL INDICATORS (BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT) FOREVALUATING AND MONITORING OHV EFFECTS -- MITIGATION AND SITE-RESTORATION TECHNIQUES -- MONITORING AND RESEARCH NEEDSTO SUPPORT OHV MANAGEMENT DECISIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. ISSUE CONTEXT: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDHEALTH AND OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE -- 1.1.1. Bureau of Land Management Land Health Standards -- 1.1.2. Increasing OHV Use -- 1.2. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, ORGANIZATION, AND USE OF THIS REPORT -- 1.2.1. Objectives -- 1.2.2. Geographical Scope -- 1.2.3. Organization -- 1.2.4. Tips on Navigating this Document -- 1.3. DEFINITIONS OF OHV ROUTES/ROADS,VEHICLES, AND ACTIVITIES -- 1.3.1. Definitions of Roads and Trails Used in this Report -- 1.3.2. Definitions of OHVs and OHV Activities Used in this Report -- EFFECTS OF OHV TRAVEL ON NATURAL RESOURCEATTRIBUTES AND SOCIOECONOMICS -- 2.1. SCALE AND PATTERNS OF OHV ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EFFECTS -- 2.2. OHV EFFECTS ON SOILS AND WATERSHEDS -- 2.2.1. Section Summary -- 2.2.2. Soil Compaction and Reduced Water Infiltration -- 2.2.3. Effects on Soil Stabilizers and Rates of Soil Erosion -- 2.2.4. Annotated Bibliography for OHV Effects on Soils and Watersheds -- 2.3. OHV EFFECTS ON VEGETATION -- 2.3.1. Section Summary -- 2.3.2. Overall Effects on Vegetation Cover and Community Composition -- 2.3.3. Edge Effects along OHV Routes -- 2.3.4. Annotated Bibliography for OHV Effects on Vegetation. ; 2.4. OHV EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE AND HABITATS:NATIVE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES -- 2.4.1. Section Summary -- 2.4.2. Loss of Habitat Connectivity: Fragmentation and Barrier Effects -- 2.4.3. Edge Effects -- 2.4.4. OHV Disturbance and Noise -- 2.4.5. Wildlife Mortality and Related Issues -- 2.4.6. Annotated Bibliography for OHV Effects on Wildlife and Habitats:Native, Threatened, and Endangered Species -- 2.5. OHV EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY -- 2.5.1. Section Summary -- 2.5.2. Sedimentation and Turbidity -- 2.5.3. Dust and Contaminants -- 2.5.4. Annotated Bibliography for OHV Effects on Water Quality -- 2.6. OHV EFFECTS ON AIR QUALITY -- 2.6.1. Section Summary -- 2.6.2. Fugitive Dust Raised by OHV Traffic -- 2.6.3. Contaminants Associated with OHV Use -- 2.6.4. Annotated Bibliography for OHV Effects on Air Quality -- 2.7. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF OHV USE -- 2.7.1. Section Summary -- 2.7.2. Trends in OHV Use and Technology -- 2.7.3. Types, Sources, and Effects of OHV User Conflict -- 2.7.4. OHV Users and their Preferences -- 2.7.5. Economic Benefits and Costs of OHV Use -- 2.7.6. Annotated Bibliography for Socioeconomic Implications of OHV Use -- POTENTIAL INDICATORS FOR EVALUATING ANDMONITORING OHV EFFECTS -- 3.1. SUMMARY -- 3.2. BLM'S INDICATORS OF LAND HEALTH COMPARED TOINDICATORS OF OHV EFFECTS DESCRIBED IN THE LITERATURE -- 3.3. SOME POTENTIAL INDICATORS FOR EVALUATING ANDMONITORING OHV EFFECTS -- 3.3.1. Potential Indicators of OHV Effects on Soils and Watersheds -- 3.3.2. Potential Indicators of OHV Effects on Vegetation -- 3.3.3. Potential Indicators of OHV Effects on Wildlife and Habitats: Native,Threatened, and Endangered Species -- 3.3.4. Potential Indicators of OHV Effects on Water Quality -- 3.3.5. Potential Indicators of OHV Effects on Air Quality -- 3.3.6. Potential Indicators for OHV Effects on Socioeconomics. ; MITIGATION AND SITE-RESTORATION TECHNIQUES -- 4.1. SUMMARY -- 4.2. MITIGATION AND SITE-RESTORATION TECHNIQUES -- 4.2.1. Understanding Land User Preferences and Conflicts -- 4.2.2. Mitigating OHV Use Effects -- 4.2.3. Restoration of OHV-Impacted Areas -- MONITORING AND RESEARCH NEEDS -- 5.1. SUMMARY -- 5.2. MONITORING AND RESEARCH NEEDS -- 5.2.1. Scientifically Rigorous Research Projects -- 5.2.2. OHV Effects at Various Spatial and Temporal Scales, across HabitatTypes -- 5.2.3. Research regarding Effects of OHVs on Animal Populations -- 5.2.4. Research to Determine Socioeconomic Costs Associated with OHV Use -- 5.2.5. Research to Improve Site Restoration -- CONCLUSION -- LITERATURE CITED -- APPENDIX 1. EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHIES -- 1.1. OHV EFFECTS ON SOILS AND WATERSHEDS -- 1.2. OHV EFFECTS ON VEGETATION -- 1.3. OHV EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE AND HABITATS:NATIVE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES -- 1.4. OHV EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY -- 1.5. OHV EFFECTS ON AIR QUALITY -- 1.6. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF OHV USE -- APPENDIX 2. SEARCH METHODS AND RESULTS OFOFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE EFFECTS LITERATUREAND INTERNET RESOURCES -- 2.1. METHODS -- 2.1.1. Literature Search -- 2.1.2. Internet Search -- 2.2. RESULTS -- 2.2.1. Literature Resources -- 2.2.2. Internet Resources -- INDEX.
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental effects of off-highway vehicles
• ISBN: 1-61728-408-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809611503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Environmental science, engineering and technology series.