Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils

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Di Bella, Carla Estefania; Rodríguez, A. M.; Jacobo, E.; Golluscio, Rodolfo; Taboada, Miguel Angel
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2015
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Over the last two decades, grazing intensity has increased in the temperate salt marshes of Samborombon Bay (Argentina) due to agricultural expansion and the displacement of domestic livestock to these areas. We investigated the effect of cattle grazing on soil chemical and physical properties in the higher (HE), medium (ME) and lower (LE) elevation levels of this temperate salt marsh. Soil data were collected from both a National Park, where cattle grazing has been excluded for more than 35 yrs, and an adjacent commercial livestock farm continuously grazed by cattle. We found that soil salinity was greater on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, especially those in the ME and LE. This could be related to the upward flow of salts from the saline groundwater, driven by the increase in the proportion of bare soil on grazed sites. The increase in soil salinity changed the plant community structure through the increase of salt-tolerant and non-palatable species and the decrease of palatable species. Soil physical variables (soil bulk density and soil bearing capacity) were also higher on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, which can be related to the decrease in soil organic matter (SOM), and suggest an incipient compaction process; however, the values were still lower than those considered critical for plant growth in clay soils. These results suggest that continuous grazing management in this temperate salt marsh might have negative consequences for animal production and ecosystem conservation, mainly related to the increased soil salinity. Further research will be necessary to evaluate the suitability of switching to intermittent grazing management.
Fil: Di Bella, Carla Estefania. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, A. M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomia; Argentina
Fil: Jacobo, E.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomia; Argentina
Fil: Golluscio, Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Taboada, Miguel Angel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Materia
Compaction
Salinity
Soil Bulk Density
Bearing Capacity
Cattle Grazing
Salt Marsh Soils
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spelling Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soilsDi Bella, Carla EstefaniaRodríguez, A. M.Jacobo, E.Golluscio, RodolfoTaboada, Miguel AngelCompactionSalinitySoil Bulk DensityBearing CapacityCattle GrazingSalt Marsh Soilshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4Over the last two decades, grazing intensity has increased in the temperate salt marshes of Samborombon Bay (Argentina) due to agricultural expansion and the displacement of domestic livestock to these areas. We investigated the effect of cattle grazing on soil chemical and physical properties in the higher (HE), medium (ME) and lower (LE) elevation levels of this temperate salt marsh. Soil data were collected from both a National Park, where cattle grazing has been excluded for more than 35 yrs, and an adjacent commercial livestock farm continuously grazed by cattle. We found that soil salinity was greater on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, especially those in the ME and LE. This could be related to the upward flow of salts from the saline groundwater, driven by the increase in the proportion of bare soil on grazed sites. The increase in soil salinity changed the plant community structure through the increase of salt-tolerant and non-palatable species and the decrease of palatable species. Soil physical variables (soil bulk density and soil bearing capacity) were also higher on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, which can be related to the decrease in soil organic matter (SOM), and suggest an incipient compaction process; however, the values were still lower than those considered critical for plant growth in clay soils. These results suggest that continuous grazing management in this temperate salt marsh might have negative consequences for animal production and ecosystem conservation, mainly related to the increased soil salinity. Further research will be necessary to evaluate the suitability of switching to intermittent grazing management.Fil: Di Bella, Carla Estefania. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; ArgentinaFil: Rodríguez, A. M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomia; ArgentinaFil: Jacobo, E.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomia; ArgentinaFil: Golluscio, Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; ArgentinaFil: Taboada, Miguel Angel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaWiley2015-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/17494Di Bella, Carla Estefania; Rodríguez, A. M.; Jacobo, E.; Golluscio, Rodolfo; Taboada, Miguel Angel; Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils; Wiley; Soil Use And Management; 31; 2; 6-2015; 299-3070266-0032enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sum.12176/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/sum.12176info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:03:17Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/17494instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:03:18.021CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
title Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
spellingShingle Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
Di Bella, Carla Estefania
Compaction
Salinity
Soil Bulk Density
Bearing Capacity
Cattle Grazing
Salt Marsh Soils
title_short Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
title_full Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
title_fullStr Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
title_full_unstemmed Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
title_sort Impact of cattle grazing on temperate coastal salt marsh soils
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Di Bella, Carla Estefania
Rodríguez, A. M.
Jacobo, E.
Golluscio, Rodolfo
Taboada, Miguel Angel
author Di Bella, Carla Estefania
author_facet Di Bella, Carla Estefania
Rodríguez, A. M.
Jacobo, E.
Golluscio, Rodolfo
Taboada, Miguel Angel
author_role author
author2 Rodríguez, A. M.
Jacobo, E.
Golluscio, Rodolfo
Taboada, Miguel Angel
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Compaction
Salinity
Soil Bulk Density
Bearing Capacity
Cattle Grazing
Salt Marsh Soils
topic Compaction
Salinity
Soil Bulk Density
Bearing Capacity
Cattle Grazing
Salt Marsh Soils
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Over the last two decades, grazing intensity has increased in the temperate salt marshes of Samborombon Bay (Argentina) due to agricultural expansion and the displacement of domestic livestock to these areas. We investigated the effect of cattle grazing on soil chemical and physical properties in the higher (HE), medium (ME) and lower (LE) elevation levels of this temperate salt marsh. Soil data were collected from both a National Park, where cattle grazing has been excluded for more than 35 yrs, and an adjacent commercial livestock farm continuously grazed by cattle. We found that soil salinity was greater on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, especially those in the ME and LE. This could be related to the upward flow of salts from the saline groundwater, driven by the increase in the proportion of bare soil on grazed sites. The increase in soil salinity changed the plant community structure through the increase of salt-tolerant and non-palatable species and the decrease of palatable species. Soil physical variables (soil bulk density and soil bearing capacity) were also higher on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, which can be related to the decrease in soil organic matter (SOM), and suggest an incipient compaction process; however, the values were still lower than those considered critical for plant growth in clay soils. These results suggest that continuous grazing management in this temperate salt marsh might have negative consequences for animal production and ecosystem conservation, mainly related to the increased soil salinity. Further research will be necessary to evaluate the suitability of switching to intermittent grazing management.
Fil: Di Bella, Carla Estefania. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, A. M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomia; Argentina
Fil: Jacobo, E.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomia; Argentina
Fil: Golluscio, Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Taboada, Miguel Angel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Over the last two decades, grazing intensity has increased in the temperate salt marshes of Samborombon Bay (Argentina) due to agricultural expansion and the displacement of domestic livestock to these areas. We investigated the effect of cattle grazing on soil chemical and physical properties in the higher (HE), medium (ME) and lower (LE) elevation levels of this temperate salt marsh. Soil data were collected from both a National Park, where cattle grazing has been excluded for more than 35 yrs, and an adjacent commercial livestock farm continuously grazed by cattle. We found that soil salinity was greater on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, especially those in the ME and LE. This could be related to the upward flow of salts from the saline groundwater, driven by the increase in the proportion of bare soil on grazed sites. The increase in soil salinity changed the plant community structure through the increase of salt-tolerant and non-palatable species and the decrease of palatable species. Soil physical variables (soil bulk density and soil bearing capacity) were also higher on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, which can be related to the decrease in soil organic matter (SOM), and suggest an incipient compaction process; however, the values were still lower than those considered critical for plant growth in clay soils. These results suggest that continuous grazing management in this temperate salt marsh might have negative consequences for animal production and ecosystem conservation, mainly related to the increased soil salinity. Further research will be necessary to evaluate the suitability of switching to intermittent grazing management.
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