Citation
Kauffman, J. B., Krueger, W. C., & Vavra, M. (1983). Impacts of cattle on streambanks in northeastern Oregon. Journal of Range Management, 36(6), 683-685.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3898184Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Impacts of a late season livestock grazing strategy on streambank erosion, morphology, and undercutting were studied for 2 years along Catherine Creek in northeastern Oregon. Streambank loss, disturbance, and undercutting were compared between grazing treatments, vegetation type, and stream-meander position. No significant differences were found among vegetation types or stream-meander location. Significantly greater streambank erosion and disturbance occurred in grazed areas than in exclosed areas during the 1978 and 1979 grazing periods. Over-winter erosion was not significantly different among treatments. However, erosion related to livestock grazing and trampling was enough to create significantly greater annual streambank losses when compared to ungrazed areas.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3898184