Gill, Naeth, Chanasyk and Baron (1998) Runoff and sediment yield from snowmelt and rainfall as influenced by forage type and grazing intensity

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Runoff and sediment yield from snowmelt and rainfall as influenced by forage type and grazing intensity

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Gill, S I
	Author:	Naeth, M A (University of Alberta)
	Author:	Chanasyk, D S (University of Alberta)
	Author:	Baron, V S

JOURNAL:

Canadian journal of soil science, 78(4), 699 - 706.

YEAR:

1998

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

mixed prairie, soil erosion, grazing, sediment yields, runoff

DISCIPLINE:

Agricultural and Food Sciences

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LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-396-548 (Last edited on 2003/11/10 20:17:08 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
Currently, there is interest in Western Canada in extending the grazing season using perennial and annual forages. Of greatest concern is the environmental sustainability of these grazing systems, with emphasis on their ability to withstand erosion. A study to examine the runoff and sediment yields of annual and perennial forages in central Alberta was initiated in 1994. Runoff and sediment yield were quantified under snowmelt and rainfall events for two seasons. Rainfall simulation was used to further examine runoff under growing season conditions. Four forage treatments (two annuals: triticale and a barley/triticale mixture and two perennials: smooth bromegrass and meadow bromegrass) and three grazing intensities (light, medium and heavy) were studied, each replicated four times. Total annual runoff was dominated by snowmelt. Generally runoff volumes, sediment yields, sediment ratios and runoff coefficients were all low. Bare ground increased with increasing grazing intensity and was significantly greater in annuals than perennials for all grazing intensities. Litter biomass decreased with increasing grazing intensity and was generally similar in all species for both years at heavy and medium grazing intensities. Results from the rainfall simulation corroborated those under natural rainfall conditions and generally indicated the sustainability of these grazing systems at this site.

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