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Mean Width by Treatment Unit 520 510 500 490 Mean Width (cm) 480 470 460 450 440 430 420 410 400 2 3 4 5 6 7 Treatment Unit

% Area Main Trails by Unit % Area Spur Trails by Unit % Area Total Trails by Unit 100 100 100 90 90 90 Area Total Trails (M+S) (%) 80 80 80 Area Main Trails (M) (%) Area Spur Trails (S) (%) 70 70 70 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 Treatment Unit Treatment Unit Treatment Unit % Area Disturbed by Unit % Area Total Disturbed by Unit % Area Undisturbed by Unit 100 100 100 90 90 Area Total Disturbed (M+S+D) (%) 90 80 80 Area Undisturbed (U) (%) 80 Area Disturbed (D) (%) 70 70 70 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 Treatment Unit Treatment Unit Treatment Unit

% Area Main Trails by Treatment % Area Spur Trails by Treatment % Area Total Trails by Treatment 100 100 100 90 90 90 Area Total Trails (M+S) (%) 80 80 80 Area Main Trails (M) (%) Area Spur Trails (S) (%) 70 70 70 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 SCE STS GS SCE STS GS SCE STS GS Treatment Type Treatment Type Treatment Type % Area Disturbed by Treatment % Area Total Disturbed by Treatment % Area Undisturbed by Treatment 100 100 100 90 90 90 Area Total Disturbed (M+S+D) (%) 80 80 80 Area Undisturbed (U) (%) Area Disturbed (D) (%) 70 70 70 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 SCE STS GS SCE STS GS SCE STS GS Treatment Type Treatment Type Treatment Type

From: Rab, M.A.. 1999. Measures and operating standards for assessing Montreal process soil sustainability indicators with reference to Victorian Central Highlands forest, southeastern Australia. Forest Ecology and Management. 117: 53-73. S0 S1 S2 S3 Soil Horizons Leaf Litter (O) Topsoil (A) Subsoil (E,B,C) Undisturbed Disturbed Disturbed Disturbed S0 S1 S2 S3 0 Points 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points

S0 S0 S0 10 Wedges S0 x 0 pts 0 Wedges S1 x 1 pt S0 S0 0 Wedges S2 x 2 pts + 0 Wedges S3 x 3 pts ___________________ S0 S0 Disturbance Score S0 S0 0 S0

S3 S3 S3 0 Wedges S0 x 0 pts 0 Wedges S1 x 1 pt S3 S3 0 Wedges S2 x 2 pts + 10 Wedges S3 x 3 pts ___________________ S3 S3 Disturbance Score S3 S3 30 S3

S0 4 Wedges S0 x 0 pts S0 S1 2 Wedges S1 x 1 pt 4 Wedges S2 x 2 pts S2 S0 + 0 Wedges S3 x 3 pts ___________________ S0 S2 Disturbance Score 10 S1 S2 S2

Disturbance Score by Treatment Disturbance Score by Treatment Main Trails Spur Trails 30 30 Disturbance Score - Main Tra ils (M) Disturbance Score - Spur Tra ils (S ) 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 SC E STS GS SC E STS GS Tr eatm ent Type Tr eatm ent Type Disturbance Score by Treatment Disturbance Score by Treatment Disturbed U ndisturbed 30 30 Disturbance Score - Undistur bed (U) Disturbance Score - Dist urbe d (D) 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 SC E STS GS SC E STS GS Tr eatm ent Type Tr eatm ent Type

Th Than ank Y You! Verm Vermont Monito t Monitoring Cooper Cooperati tive Dr. Dr. Bill Bill Keeto Keeton, Dr. Dr. Don Don Ross, Dr. Ross, Dr. Jeffre Jeffrey Hughe Hughes Fie Field Natural d Naturalist Program st Program: Walter Walter Polem Poleman, Deane Wang, Deane Wang, T-team team and and U-team team