Grazing management processes and strategies for Riparian Wetland areas
Introduction In arid rangelands,cattle often focus grazing near riparian areas.Excess intensity or duration of grazing generally leaves inadequate riparian vegetation to stabilize stream banks against the cutting action of flowing water.Woody plants may lose diverse age structure needed for maintaining channel form or fish habitat.An excessively eroding channel may incise or entrench forming a gully that accelerates erosion.An incised stream does not access (flood) its floodplain so flood waters can not recharge an aquifer.Water rushes downstream in the wet season or during storm events,increasing downstream impacts rather than soaking into upstream floodplain soil and aquifers where it could have supported vegetation,dry-season flows,forage,and habitat.
Grazing management riparian‐wetland areas livestock adaptive management
Sandra Wyman Sherman Swanson
BLM,National Riparian Service Team,3050 NE 3rd.St.Prineville,OR 97754 USA U.of Nevada,1000 Valley Rd.Reno,NV 89512 USA
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）