Impact of Range Goats on Infiltration Rates in Southwestern Utah
Citation
Gifford, G. F., Provenza, F. D., & Malechek, J. C. (1983). Impact of range goats on infiltration rates in southwestern Utah. Journal of Range Management, 36(2), 152-153.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3898150Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Three levels of goat browsing on a blackbrush site in southwestern Utah had no significant impact on infiltration rates. The probable reason for these results was the presence of a vesicular soil crust, which is unstable when wet and therefore masks any browsing impacts.Type
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