caa a22 4500 469074639 CHVBK 20180323132932.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00129705 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00129705 Trail corridors as habitat and conduits for movement of plant species in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA [Elektronische Daten] [Mary Benninger-Truax, John Vankat, Robert Schaefer] Ground-layer vegetation was sampled along selected trail corridors to determine whether corridors provide habitat for certain species and act as conduits for species movement. Patterns of plant species composition were analyzed in relation to distance from trail edge, level of trail use, and distance from trailheads, junctions, and campgrounds. Species composition was significantly affected by distance from trail edge and level of trail use, as species were favored or inhibited by the corridor, depending upon their growth habits. Species composition was also affected by distance from trailheads. These findings, along with the presence of exotic species, indicate that trail corridors in Rocky Mountain National Park function as habitat and conduits for movement of plant species. SPB Academic Publishing bv, 1992 disturbance nationallicence edge nationallicence exotic species nationallicence vegetation nationallicence Benninger-Truax Mary Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Botany, and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut Vankat John Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Botany, and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut Schaefer Robert Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Botany, and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut Landscape Ecology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/4(1992-03-01), 269-278 0921-2973 6:4<269 1992 6 10980 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129705 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129705 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Benninger-Truax Mary Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Botany, and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vankat John Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Botany, and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schaefer Robert Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Botany, and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Landscape Ecology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/4(1992-03-01), 269-278 0921-2973 6:4<269 1992 6 10980 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer