Impact of off-road vehicles on soil and vegetation in a desert rangeland in Saudi Arabia.
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- bare ground cover and soil attributes were assessed in four microhabitats; tracks
- inter-track and track microhabitats giving more opportunity for weeds to flourish. Bare ground was highest (60.7%) in tracks. ORV impact on soil bulk density was clear with an increase of 38% under tracks compared to soils of undisturbed
- inter-tracks
- Off-road vehicle driving is considered as main contributor to land degradation in arid regions. This study examined the impact of off-road vehicles (ORV) on soil and vegetation in a natural recreational desert meadow of Raudhat Khuraim
- Saudi Arabia. Vegetation canopy cover and plant height away from road tracks were assessed. Also
- species density and canopy cover
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- Citation:
- Assaeed, A. M., S. L. Al-Rowaily, M. I. El-Bana, A. A. Abood, B. A. M. Dar, and A. K. Hegazy, "Impact of off-road vehicles on soil and vegetation in a desert rangeland in Saudi Arabia.", Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences , vol. 26, pp. 1187-1193, 2019.