Some environmental consequences of groundsheets on campsite vegetation

Opaque groundsheets create conditions on camp and caravan site awards similar to those generated by agricultural polyethylene mulches. On monoculture field plots, translucent polyethylene sheeting killed much less vegetation than groundsheets. After three weeks under groundsheets at least twice as much live biomass of Poa trivialis survived compared with three other grasses and Trifolium repens. The former would therefore be beneficial to include in camp and caravan site seed mixes. Agrostis stolonifera might also be useful, though its ground cover is limited by low production. Translucent groundsheets would also limit vegetational damage, especially to Lolium perenne, Dactylis glomerata and Trifolium repens

Agronomy · Agrostis · Agrostis stolonifera · Biology · Botany · Dactylis glomerata · Lolium perenne · Monoculture · Perennial plant · Poaceae · Repens · Trifolium repens · Vegetation (pathology) · Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems · Plant Disease Management Techniques · Plant Parasitism and Resistance