Short duration grazing in central New Mexico: Effects on infiltration rates
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Authors: M. Weltz, and M. K. Wood
Date: 1986
Journal: Journal of Range Management
Volume: 39
Number: 4
Pages: 365-368
Summary of Methods: Weltz and Wood conducted a study to determine the effects of short duration grazing, continuous grazing with two stocking rates (moderate and heavy), and exclusion from grazing, on infiltration rates of two sites in New Mexico. Results indicated that short duration grazing had no beneficial impact on the infiltration rates on either site. The infiltration rates of the two continuous grazing systems were 50% lower than the rested short duration systems. The moderate continuous grazing system had the highest infiltration rate of all the grazing systems; while the areas excluded from grazing had higher infiltration rates than any of the grazed treatments.
Article Summary / Main Points: None
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Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones Rangelands Wildlife
Article Review Type: Refereed
Article Type: Experimental Research
Keywords: hydrologic variables, short duration grazing, continuous grazing, infiltration, hydrology, cattle
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