Infiltration and Sediment Production Following Chemical Control of Sagebrush in New Mexico
Issue Date
1986-03-01Keywords
desertssediments
ground cover
tebuthiuron
brush control
chemical control
runoff
vegetation
Artemisia tridentata
rangelands
canopy
infiltration
New Mexico
soil texture
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Balliette, J. F., McDaniel, K. C., & Wood, M. K. (1986). Infiltration and sediment production following chemical control of sagebrush in New Mexico. Journal of Range Management, 39(2), 160-165.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3899291Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Terminal infiltration rates under sagebrush canopies were about 35% higher than interspace areas at 3 study sites in northern New Mexico. Differences in infiltration rates among strata may largely be attributed to a greater amount of litter yield and basal cover, and 2 to 3 times higher percentage of organic carbon under the canopy of sagebrush compared to the interspace. Infiltration rates and sediment concentration of runoff within the canopy zone and interspace areas were not affected chemical control treatments. Total sediment production was about 29 to 41% higher under the canopy of tebuthiuron treated sagebrush compared to the canopy zone of untreated rangeland. However, these differences were not consistent and were significant at only 1 study site. Total sediment production was related primarily to a combination of soil texture, sagebrush canopy cover, and total vegetation production.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3899291