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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11885| Title: | The effects of low-pressure wheeled vehicles on plant communities and soils at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska |
| Authors: | Ohio State University. Institute of Polar Studies. University of Colorado, Boulder. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. Walker, D. A. (Donald A.) Webber, Patrick J. Everett, K. R. Brown, Jerry, 1936- |
| Keywords: | Environment Environmental effects Tolerance Degradation Interactions Impact Vehicles Environmental tests Alaska Prudhoe Bay Alaska Vegetation Patterned ground Field tests Botany Soils Permafrost Tundra terrain Frozen ground Frozen soils |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 77-17. |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: An off-road vehicle test utilizing a smooth-tired Rolligon weighing approximately 25,000 lb. was conducted at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, on 25 June 1976. Vehicle impact on the vegetation and terrain was documented at 32 stations selected as representative of the coastal tundra terrain. Twenty-seven stations were of single-pass track .and five were multiple-pass lanes of up to 30 passes. The report documents the impacts with photographs and numerical ratings. Future observations Will enable determination of rates of recovery. NOTE: This file is very large. Allow your browser several minutes to download the file. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11885 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| SR-77-17.pdf | 34.9 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |