Environmental Impact - Inventorying & monitoring methods
Schmid, W. D. (1971). Modification of the
subnivean microclimate by snowmobiles. Paper presented
at the Proceedings of the snow and Ice in relation to Wildlife and Recreation
Symposium.
Abstract
Compaction of snow by snowmobiles alters the mild subnivean microclimate
and promotes densification of snow. The stress of winter temperatures
may increase for organisms that live within or beneath compacted snowfields.
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