Effects of cattle trampling on vegetation, infiltration, and erosion in a tropical rangeland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-69

  Dunne, T ^a   Western, D ^b   Dietrich, W E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AFRICAN CONSERVATION CENTRE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Grassland hydrology; Plot experiments; Range ecology; Soil disturbance

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; EROSION RATE; FORAGE; INFILTRATION; LUVISOL; RAINFALL; RANGELAND; REGENERATION; RUNOFF; SOIL DEGRADATION; STOCKING DENSITY; SURFACE LAYER; TRAMPLING; TROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION COVER; VERTISOL;

KENYA;

BOS;

EID: 77958498885     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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