Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation 0324, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
J Environ Manage. 2010 Oct;91(10):2028-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.05.017. Epub 2010 Jun 11.
This paper evaluates the relative influences of use, managerial and environmental factors on trail width, from a survey of all formal trails in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. A Trimble GPS was used to navigate to and collect data at sample points spaced at a 152.4 m (500 ft) interval across all National Park Service trails on Mount Desert Island. Regression analyses focus on increasing understanding of factors that influence the width of formal hiking trails. ANOVA analyses demonstrate differences in trail width based on trail surface type (class), and the presence or absence of trail borders. A novel approach of comparing intended widths to actual widths enabled us to look specifically at the avoidable and undesirable impacts associated with having a trail that is wider than intended.
本文通过对美国缅因州阿卡迪亚国家公园所有正式步道的调查，评估了使用、管理和环境因素对步道宽度的相对影响。研究人员使用 Trimble GPS 导航至采样点，并在梅多德岛上的所有国家公园管理局步道上以 152.4 米（500 英尺）的间隔采集数据。回归分析重点在于加深对影响正式徒步步道宽度因素的理解。方差分析表明，步道宽度因步道表面类型（类别）以及是否存在步道边界而存在差异。一种比较理想宽度和实际宽度的新方法使我们能够专门研究与步道宽度超过预期相关的可避免和不可取的影响。
