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    Water holding capacity of litter and soil organic matter in mixed prairie and fescue grassland ecosystems of Alberta

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    Naeth, M. A.
    Bailey, A. W.
    Chanasyk, D. S.
    Pluth, D. J.
    Issue Date
    1991-01-01
    Keywords
    particle size distribution
    soil organic matter
    mixed pastures
    water holding capacity
    Festuca
    grazing trials
    Alberta
    natural grasslands
    grazing intensity
    cattle
    prairies
    plant litter
    grazing
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    Naeth, M. A., Bailey, A. W., Chanasyk, D. S., & Pluth, D. J. (1991). Water holding capacity of litter and soil organic matter in mixed prairie and fescue grassland ecosystems of Alberta. Journal of Range Management, 44(1), 13-17.
    Publisher
    Society for Range Management
    Journal
    Journal of Range Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10150/644965
    DOI
    10.2307/4002630
    Additional Links
    https://rangelands.org/
    Abstract
    Litter and organic matter accumulations can reduce soil water through interception of precipitation and subsequent evaporation of absorbed water. Interception varies with mass and water holding capacity (WHC) of litter and organic matter, and is highest from small precipitation events. WHC varies with vegetation type, which is affected by grazing regime. Thus long-term grazing could affect WHC of litter and organic matter and would be important in the hydrologic assessment of rangelands subjected to many small precipitation events throughout the growing season. The study was conducted in mixed prairie, parkland fescue, and foothills fescue grasslands in Alberta, Canada. Grazing regimes were of light to very heavy intensities, grazed early, late, and continuously during the growing season. Litter and organic matter were sorted by sieving into various sized categories. Litter-soil cores were also evaluated. WHC of litter and organic matter was lower in mixed prairie than in fescue grasslands. WHC increased with increazed particle size, being higher for roots and standing and fallen litter than for organic matter. WHC of large particle-sized material decreased with heavy intensity and/or early season grazing. WHC was affected more by intensity than season of grazing. Grazing affected WHC through species composition changes, since species have different WHC, and through trampling which affected particle size. It was concluded that litter and organic matter WHC were important in rangeland hydrologic assessments.
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    en
    ISSN
    0022-409X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.2307/4002630
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