Your search for keyword(s) "riparian degradation" resulted in 3 record(s).

Title: The effects of human-induced changes in the avifauna of western riparian habitats: Journal: Studies in Avian Biology; Authors: R. D. Ohmart; Date: 1994; Summary: This is a summary of 57 articles examining the effects of major human activities (dams, reservoirs, instream flow reductions, flood control and dewatering of rivers, domestic livestock grazing, and agriculture environmental modifications) on riparian habitat in 11 western states and the changes that have occurred due to this activity on western bird habitat. ...; Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Grazing, Birds; View more details about this article

Title: Should cows chew cheatgrass in commonlands?: Journal: BioScience; Authors: A. M. Gillis; Date: 1991; Summary: Gillis addresses the issue of stocking rate on western public rangelands. Many groups argue that chomping cattle are the scourge of western ranges and that grazing has been the major force repainting the ecological picture of the west. These groups reason that damage caused by cattle to the riparian corridors and upland regions, and the effects of that damage on plants and wildlife, is reason enough to completely bar cattle from public ranges. Many ranchers view any prohibitions on grazing as an attack on the western way of life and a violation of what some have claimed is a right. Stuck b ...; Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Rangelands, Wildlife; View more details about this article

Title: Managing fish and livestock on Idaho rangelands: Journal: Rangelands; Authors: W. S. Platts; Date: 1986; Summary: This paper is a synopsis of professional resource knowledge looking at Idaho's rangeland livestock-fishery resources from their historic development to the future, and discusses the importance of managing rangelands to produce the optimum mix of forage and fisheries resources. ...; Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Grazing, Inland Fisheries; View more details about this article