Timing of cattle grazing alters impacts on stream banks in an Oregon mountain watershed

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 394-399

  McInnis, Michael L ^a   McIver, James D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices (BMP); Greenline; Riparian grazing; Stream bank erosion

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATTLE; EROSION CONTROL; GRAZING; GRAZING PRESSURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BANK; STOCKING DENSITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77949593520     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.6.394     Document Type: Article

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