This aim means that I am going to find out whether people are trampling on the plants or if they are sticking to the footpaths. I am also going to find out the effects for the trampling.

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Aim: To consider the effects trampling has on or near the paths.

This aim means that I am going to find out whether people are trampling on the plants or if they are sticking to the footpaths. I am also going to find out the effects for the trampling.

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Method:

Method for vegetation cover:

For the vegetation cover survey we had to find out how much vegetation their was across the path. This was done by placing a metric chain across the path to see how much vegetation is on the ground. We worked it out using the metric chain (shown in figure 2) because each different color equals 0.5 of a meter so if there is a lot of vegetation in 0.5 of a meter it is likely to equal 100%, if there is a little vegetation it could approximately equal 5%. This is how we recorded our results:

% vegetation cover:

100%     96%     100%     100%     100%     100%     72%     0%     0%     0%     0%     10%     100%     70%     20%     68%     70%     70%     75%    

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Method for penetrability:

For the penetrability test we used a knitting needle and a ruler. We stuck the knitting needle into the ground every half meter. When it gets pulled out we measure the needle from the bottom to where it has been level with the ground. This shows us how much it has been trampled on or if people are sticking to the path. If they are sticking to the path the ground will be soft as the people haven’t been compressing the soil down. ...

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