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Title: Effects of intense, short-duration grazing on microtopography in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland
Journal: Journal of Arid Environments
Authors: M. S. Nash, E. Jackson, and W. G. Whitford
Date: 2004
Summary: Nash et al. studied the effect of three consecutive years of short duration and intense grazing on soil surface microtopography in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland. The results of this study document the virtual elimination of the fine-scale microtopography by intense (high stocking rate), short duration (1.5 days per year for 3 years) activity of domestic livestock. Shrub removal exacerbates the effects of livestock on the micromounds and microdepressions. On plots with mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) shrubs present, cattle apparently avoided the shrubs, and therefore has ...
Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Rangelands, Wildlife
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