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Description > Overview > Off-Highway Vehicles
One of the more popular--and controversial--recreational uses of the desert is riding motorcycles, all-terrain
vehicles, dune buggies, and four-wheel-drive cars and trucks. Such off-highway vehicles (OHVs) can seriously
damage fragile desert ecosystems. Compacted soils severely inhibit the growth of plant roots. They also keep
water from seeping into the ground, increasing water runoff and altering the water-holding capacity of the soil.
This is particularly significant because disturbed desert soils can take thousands of years to be restored given
the desert's limited supply of biodegradable materials (or biomass), intense solar exposure, and low moisture.
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