Tourist trampling reduces soil enzyme activities through nitrogen limitation
Abstract
Our results showed that: (1) planted grasslands had significantly lower baseline soil enzyme activities compared to secondary forest ecosystems; (2) Tourist trampling reduced soil enzyme activities by 11.7-53.0% across three vegetation types, with artificial grasslands exhibiting less reduction (11.7-40.5%) than coniferous (25.0-53.0%) and deciduous forests (32.6-50.9%)
Fields of Study & Subjects
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Figshare
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Document type
- Dataset