TY - BOOK AU - Rixen,Christian AU - Rixen,Christian AU - Rolando,Antonio AU - Rolando,Antonio TI - The Impacts of Skiing and Related Winter Recreational Activities on Mountain Environments SN - 9781608054886 PY - 2013/// PB - Bentham Science Publishers KW - Conservation of the environment KW - bicssc KW - Skiing, Imact on Mountain Environments, Winter Recreational Activties, Environmental Science, Ecology, Snow Research N1 - Open Access N2 - This e-book reviews environmental impacts of ski tourism in mountain environments. Specifically, the book addresses skiing impacts on soils, vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate animals living in such habitats. Additional chapters also explain the methods for the restoration of disturbed sites at high altitude and snow cover in a changing climate. The e-book is therefore a compilation on the latest knowledge on environmental impacts of skiing and is intended to be a standard reference for ecologists, students and universities, business professionals (ski-resort managers), regional governmental organizations, conservation agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/ad81a1e8-cae2-4242-b6f3-a14309e00f32/9781608054886.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76055 ER -