The effects of trekking activities on physical soil properties in the Bolu-Aladag fir forests

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dc.contributor.authorDuyar, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorKinis, Seyfettin
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:09:41Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn this work, we study the effects of trekking on the soil physical properties in the Turkish Bolu-Aladag fir forests. One hundred people walked in a straight line in the case study area, and their effects on a number of soil physical properties, such as litter fall thickness, soil bulk density, soil moisture, and soil compaction, were investigated. The study comprised three replicates over two tracks in two consecutive years. The thickness of the surface litter fall (mm) was measured and its amount determined in (gr/m(2)) as the dry weight of the soil samples collected in the sampling area. Soil bulk density (g/L) was measured using cylindrical samples. Soil moisture (%) was determined based on the difference between the fresh and dry weights. The results indicate that the surface litter thickness decreased on trekking routes (r=0.568), and the fresh (r=0.440) and dried (r=0.423) soil bulk densities increased. However, there appeared to be no effect on soil moisture. Compared to the control samples, an average of 14% compaction was detected in trampled soils as a result of human pressure. Furthermore, the physical effects of trekking caused compaction of the litter fall and soil. As a result, such activities could lead to a decrease in soil infiltration capacity causing soil erosion and degradation in the future.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGeneral Directorate of Forestry [08.8301/2009-2013]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was conducted with support from the research project entitled Evaluating the environmental, social, and economic effects of potential ecotourism activities in the Bolu-Aladag region and granted by the General Directorate of Forestry (grant agreement no: 08.8301/2009-2013).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/forestist.2018.004
dc.identifier.endpage41en_US
dc.identifier.issn2602-4039
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85110927850en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage36en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid322165en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/forestist.2018.004
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/322165
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/7716
dc.identifier.volume68en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000438803500005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIstanbul Univen_US
dc.relation.ispartofForestisten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectEcotourismen_US
dc.subjectlitter fallen_US
dc.subjectsoil bulk densityen_US
dc.subjectsoil compactnessen_US
dc.subjectsoil moistureen_US
dc.titleThe effects of trekking activities on physical soil properties in the Bolu-Aladag fir forestsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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