Long term defoliation by cattle grazing with and without trampling differently affects soil penetration resistance and plant species composition in Agrostis capillaris grassland

Ludvíková, V.; Pavlů, V.; Gaisler, J.; Hejcman, Michal; Pavlů, Lenka

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2014.07.017

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“…To reduce the soil movement from pastures to aquatic systems, Gburek et al (2000) recommended developing improved management practices that decrease surface runoff by increasing infiltration rates. Research has shown that various grazing practices can affect soil physical properties and increase runoff (Ludvikova et al, 2014;Russell and Bisinger, 2015). A 5-yr watershed study suggested that rotational grazing significantly reduced sediment loss compared with continuous grazing (Sanjari et al, 2009).…”

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“…Riparian buffers have been widely implemented because they are considered key zones to interrupt the flow path from agricultural land to surface waters (Stutter et al, 2012). The vegetative cover can be herbaceous and/or forest, and some studies have shown that a grass–forest combination can be very effective for trapping sediment (Lowrance and Sheridan, 2005; Schultz et al, 2013). A review of riparian buffer studies has indicated that grass buffers and forest buffers separately have approximately equal sediment trapping efficiency (Yuan et al, 2009), but forest buffers have been found to be the most effective for bank stabilization (Kronvang et al, 2012).…”

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Long‐term Effects of Grazing Management and Buffer Strips on Soil Erosion from Pastures

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High grazing pressure can lead to soil erosion in pastures, causing increased sediment delivery to waterways. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the impact of grazing management and buffer strips on soil erosion by assessing soil physical properties, hydrology, and sediment loads from pastures fertilized with broiler litter. Field studies were conducted for 12 yr on 15 small watersheds. Five management strategies were evaluated: hayed (H), continuously grazed (CG), rotationally grazed (R), rotationally grazed with a buffer strip (RB), and rotationally grazed with a fenced riparian buffer (RBR). Broiler litter was applied every year at a rate of 5.6 Mg ha. Bulk density and penetration resistance were highest for CG watersheds. Runoff volumes, sediment concentrations, and loads were lowest for the H and RBR treatments and highest for CG. Average runoff amounts were 48, 84, 77, 60, and 81 mm yr for the H, R, RB, RBR, and CG treatments, respectively. Annual average sediment loads were 25, 30, 58, 71, and 110 kg ha for H, RBR, R, RB, and CG, respectively. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, Version 2 was reasonably effective at predicting soil loss for the R, RB, and RBR treatments, but it greatly overpredicted soil loss from the CG and H treatments. Converting a pasture to a hay field or using rotational grazing in conjunction with a fenced riparian buffer appear to be effective options for reducing soil erosion and runoff to waterways from pasture soils.

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Long‐term Effects of Grazing Management and Buffer Strips on Soil Erosion from Pastures

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“…Secondly, however, there is also the concomitant but less studied undirected trampling of plants, which may vary with season and be less, for example, when snow cover protects ground vegetation. Studies of trampling from warmer grasslands ecosystems, for example, from domestic species (e.g., Lezama & Paruelo, ; Ludvikova, Pavlu, Gaisler, Hejcman, & Pavlu, ; Olden & Halme, ) and from African savannas and grasslands (e.g., Cumming & Cumming, ; Dunne, Western, & Dietrich, ; Mudongo, Fynn, & Bonyongo, ), suggest trampling may have major ecological effects in herbivore communities, for example, on plant cover and composition, forage availability and foraging and food intake, and soil structure and associated nutrient cycling. A recent review concluded that trampling has an underestimated impact on plant species composition and richness (Rosenthal et al., ).…”

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“…The few studies that specifically address this process tend to focus on seed dispersal (Faust, Eichberg, Storm, & Schwabe, ; Horn, Pachmann, & Poschlod, ; Schulze, Buchwald, & Heinken, ; Wessels‐de Wit & Schwabe, ). For some high‐intensity use areas, by often domestic herbivores, the more obvious mechanical disruption of plant cover and soil, including soil compaction, infiltration of water, and nutrient cycling, has been studied (Drewry, Cameron, & Buchan, ; Ludvikova et al., ; Schrama et al., ; Xu et al., ). However, the more subtle effects on ground vegetation preceding the mechanical disruption of soil have rarely been studied (but see Van Uytvanck & Hoffmann, ; Cumming & Cumming, ; Plumptre, ).…”

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“…For some high-intensity use areas, by often domestic herbivores, the more obvious mechanical disruption of plant cover and soil, including soil compaction, infiltration of water, and nutrient cycling, has been studied (Drewry, Cameron, & Buchan, 2008;Ludvikova et al, 2014;Schrama et al, 2013;Xu et al, 2013). However, the more subtle effects on ground vegetation preceding the mechanical disruption of soil have rarely been studied (but see Van Uytvanck & Hoffmann, 2009;Cumming & Cumming, 2003;Plumptre, 1994).…”

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Herbivore grazing—or trampling? Trampling effects by a large ungulate in cold high‐latitude ecosystems

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Ecology and Evolution

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Mammalian herbivores have important top‐down effects on ecological processes and landscapes by generating vegetation changes through grazing and trampling. For free‐ranging herbivores on large landscapes, trampling is an important ecological factor. However, whereas grazing is widely studied, low‐intensity trampling is rarely studied and quantified. The cold‐adapted northern tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) is a wide‐ranging keystone herbivore in large open alpine and Arctic ecosystems. Reindeer may largely subsist on different species of slow‐growing ground lichens, particularly in winter. Lichen grows in dry, snow‐poor habitats with frost. Their varying elasticity makes them suitable for studying trampling. In replicated factorial experiments, high‐resolution 3D laser scanning was used to quantify lichen volume loss from trampling by a reindeer hoof. Losses were substantial, that is, about 0.3 dm3 per imprint in dry thick lichen, but depended on type of lichen mat and humidity. Immediate trampling volume loss was about twice as high in dry, compared to humid thin (2–3 cm), lichen mats and about three times as high in dry vs. humid thick (6–8 cm) lichen mats, There was no significant difference in volume loss between 100% and 50% wetted lichen. Regained volume with time was insignificant for dry lichen, whereas 50% humid lichen regained substantial volumes, and 100% humid lichen regained almost all lost volume, and mostly within 10–20 min. Reindeer trampling may have from near none to devastating effects on exposed lichen forage. During a normal week of foraging, daily moving 5 km across dry 6‐ to 8‐cm‐thick continuous lichen mats, one adult reindeer may trample a lichen volume corresponding to about a year's supply of lichen. However, the lichen humidity appears to be an important factor for trampling loss, in addition to the extent of reindeer movement.

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Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways

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Borkowska

Lembicz

2021

Ecology and Evolution

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Investigating the direction of changes in functional diversity involving successional pathways and historical disturbances may be a promising tool for predictions of the effectiveness of the seminatural meadows conservation, with great emphasis on formulation of more cost‐effective restoration strategies. The goal of this research was to assess the differences in long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of plant species in seminatural wet meadows unmanaged for the last 40 years, under the influence of different successional pathways and historical disturbances. Using ordination techniques, linear mixed‐effect models, a set of plant functional traits and parameters of functional diversity, we assessed the importance of habitat filtering, competition, and niche partitioning in shaping community assembly changes over time. The most dramatic shifts in functional diversity were found in the Carex acutiformis successional pathway after topsoil removal, where colonization by successional inhibitors was the main driver causing decreases in functional dispersion and divergence. This was expressed as a decrease in the importance of habitat filtering and replacement of specialized species by competitors with heavier seeds and higher specific leaf area. Regarding the C. cespitosa and Salix cinerea pathways, the magnitudes of shifts in functional diversity were milder and differed less between the historical topsoil removal and mowing treatments, thereby maintaining a large role for niche partitioning in shaping the vegetation structure. The results of our study highlight the importance of tussock sedges and shrubs as effective buffers against the functional homogenization of meadows driven by the decreases in functional diversity of plant species, even from a long‐term perspective.

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Long term defoliation by cattle grazing with and without trampling differently affects soil penetration resistance and plant species composition in Agrostis capillaris grassland

Cited by 44 publications

References 47 publications

Long‐term Effects of Grazing Management and Buffer Strips on Soil Erosion from Pastures

Long‐term Effects of Grazing Management and Buffer Strips on Soil Erosion from Pastures

Herbivore grazing—or trampling? Trampling effects by a large ungulate in cold high‐latitude ecosystems

Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways

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