Abstract
Vehicular and pedestrian traffic decreased top and root production, percent cover, and diversity of vegetation, and modified species composition on beach and foredune areas of Padre Island National Seashore and Nueces County Park. Degradation of vegetal cover was directly related to the type and intensity of traffic; species in heavily trafficked areas represented earlier successional stages than those in comparable undisturbed areas.
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McAtee, J.W., Drawe, D.L. Human impact on beach and foredune vegetation of North Padre Island, Texas. Environmental Management 4, 527–538 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01876890
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