The Effect Of Cattle Grazing In Riparian Areas On Winter Biodiversity And Ecology
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Author | : Simone Franz |
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Release | : 2009 |
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Livestock grazing in riparian habitats alters the vegetation structure, which has a detrimental effect on wildlife. This study examined the effect of cattle grazing in riparian habitats on winter bird biodiversity, small mammal biodiversity, and microclimate. Study sites were ungrazed, moderately grazed, and heavily grazed riparian habitats along the Oldman River, Alberta during winter 2005 and 2006. Bird species richness, individual abundance, and diversity indices were higher in ungrazed habitats than in grazed habitats. Deer mouse population sizes were not different except during spring 2006, when populations were larger in ungrazed sites. Microclimate data were collected in riparian sites and upland sites in winter 2006. Temperatures were higher and wind speeds were slower in riparian sites than in upland sites. Wind speeds were faster in heavily grazed riparian sites than in lightly grazed sites. Faster winds in heavily grazed sites may account for the decreased winter biodiversity in these habitats.
Author | : Ed Chaney |
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Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Grazing |
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Author | : Robert C. Ehrhart |
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Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Grazing |
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Author | : Robert C. Ehrhart |
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Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Grazing |
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Author | : United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burley District Office |
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Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Author | : Ed Chaney |
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Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Grazing |
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"This document is a sequel and companion piece to its predecessor, [Livestock Grazing on Western Riparian Areas, 1990]. Together they are designed to foster broader understanding of how improved grazing management on western riparian areas can enhance water quality and overall productivity of rangelands watersheds"--Page 3.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2002-10-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309082951 |
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that wetlands be protected from degradation because of their important ecological functions including maintenance of high water quality and provision of fish and wildlife habitat. However, this protection generally does not encompass riparian areasâ€"the lands bordering rivers and lakesâ€"even though they often provide the same functions as wetlands. Growing recognition of the similarities in wetland and riparian area functioning and the differences in their legal protection led the NRC in 1999 to undertake a study of riparian areas, which has culminated in Riparian Areas: Functioning and Strategies for Management. The report is intended to heighten awareness of riparian areas commensurate with their ecological and societal values. The primary conclusion is that, because riparian areas perform a disproportionate number of biological and physical functions on a unit area basis, restoration of riparian functions along America's waterbodies should be a national goal.
Author | : Teresa Lynne Tucker |
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Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Animal ecology |
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Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Grazing |
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Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1982 |
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