Effects of trampling on a terrestrial orchid environment

Authors

  • Marilyn Light 174, rue Jolicoeur, Gatineau QC J8Z 1C9, Canada
  • Michael MacConaill 174, rue Jolicoeur, Gatineau QC J8Z 1C9, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.19523

Keywords:

Cypripedium, soil compaction, nematodes, nutrient supply

Abstract

Orchids and soil communities that support them may be affected when we monitor or conduct inves- tigative procedures, or through tourism especially during the blooming season, but this has never been investigated or quantified (Light 2004). The immedi- ate and direct effect of human disturbance including crushing of flowering plants and seedlings is obvious: broken stems are unlikely to resume growth and a season’s reproductive effort can be lost. 

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Published

2015-06-17

How to Cite

Light, M., & MacConaill, M. (2015). Effects of trampling on a terrestrial orchid environment. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 7(1-2). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.19523

Issue

2007: Lankesteriana: Volumen 7, Número 1-2

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