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    Sediment movement and filtration in a riparian meadow following cattle use

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    Mceldowney, R. R.
    Flenniken, M.
    Frasier, G. W.
    Trlica, M. J.
    Leininger, W. C.
    Issue Date
    2002-07-01
    Keywords
    filter strips
    stem density
    sediment deposition
    particle size
    mowing
    riparian grasslands
    overland flow
    surface roughness
    sediments
    water erosion
    ground cover
    rainfall simulators
    plant density
    plant litter
    grazing
    trampling
    Colorado
    beef cattle
    Vegetation filter strip
    stem density
    rainfall simulation
    NPS pollution
    grazing
    trampling
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    McEldowney, R. R., Flenniken, M., Frasier, G. W., Trlica, M. J., & Leininger, W. C. (2002). Sediment movement and filtration in a riparian meadow following cattle use. Journal of Range Management, 55(4), 367-373.
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    Society for Range Management
    Journal
    Journal of Range Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10150/643671
    DOI
    10.2307/4003473
    10.2458/azu_jrm_v55i4_mceldowney
    Additional Links
    https://rangelands.org/
    Abstract
    Improper livestock grazing practices in western U.S. riparian areas may reduce the nutrient and pollutant removal function of riparian communities, resulting in degradation of surface water quality. Short duration-high intensity cattle use in 3 x 10 m plots was evaluated in a montane riparian meadow in northern Colorado to quantify livestock effects on sediment movement and filtration under simulated rainfall (approximately equal to 100 mm hour(-1)) plus overland flow (approximately equal to 25 mm hour(-1)) conditions. Four treatments: 1) control, 2) mowed to 10 cm stubble height, 3) trampled by cattle, and 4) cattle grazed plus trampled (grazed) were evaluated. Sixty kg of sediment was introduced to overland flow in each plot. Sediment movement was evaluated using sediment traps positioned in microchannels and on vegetation islands at 5 distances downslope from the upper end of the plots and by sediment front advancement. Most sediment deposition occurred within the first meter downslope from application. About 90% of the applied sediment was filtered from runoff within 10 m in the control and mowed treatments, while approximately 84 and 77% of the applied sediment was trapped in the trampled and grazed treatment plots, respectively. The primary variables that influenced sediment filtration were stem density and surface random roughness. Stem density was the most influential variable that affected sediment filtration. Cattle grazing reduced the stem density by 40%. Monitoring of stem density should aid land managers in regulating cattle use of riparian communities and facilitate the protection of surface water quality from sediment in overland flow.
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    text
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0022-409X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.2307/4003473
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    Journal of Range Management, Volume 55, Number 4 (July 2002)

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