[HTML][HTML] Agricultural effects on streams and rivers: a western USA focus

RM Hughes, RL Vadas Jr - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, croplands and rangelands are major land uses and they have altered lands and
waters for millennia. This continues to be the case throughout the USA, despite substantial …

The environmental impact of cattle access to watercourses: A review

P O'Callaghan, M Kelly‐Quinn… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The degradation of freshwater resources and loss of freshwater biodiversity by
anthropogenic activities, including agriculture, are of major global concern. Together with …

Freshwater biodiversity conservation through source water protection: Quantifying the potential and addressing the challenges

R Abell, K Vigerstol, J Higgins, S Kang… - Aquatic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Water insecurity is a defining feature of the Anthropocene, with degraded water quality and
unreliable flows putting the well‐being of upstream and downstream communities, both …

Combined effects of urbanization and longitudinal disruptions in riparian and in-stream habitat on water quality of a prairie stream

A Bertora, F Grosman, P Sanzano… - … & Management of …, 2022 - kmae-journal.org
Local habitat and riparian modifications imposed by surrounding land use drastically impact
the water quality of streams. However, whether these effects could still be discernible when …

The impact of cattle access on ecological water quality in streams: Examples from agricultural catchments within Ireland

E Conroy, JN Turner, A Rymszewicz… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Unrestricted cattle access to rivers and streams represent a potentially significant localised
pressure on freshwater systems. However there is no consensus in the literature on the …

Effects of livestock exclusion on in‐stream habitat and benthic invertebrate assemblages in montane streams

DB Herbst, MT Bogan, SK Roll… - Freshwater Biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Stream and riparian ecosystems in arid montane areas, like the interior western United
States, are often just narrow mesic strands, but support diverse and productive habitats …

Influence of streambank fencing with a cattle crossing on riparian health and water quality of the Lower Little Bow River in Southern Alberta, Canada

J Miller, D Chanasyk, T Curtis, T Entz… - Agricultural water …, 2010 - Elsevier
The goal of beneficial management practices (BMPs) such as streambank fencing is to
prevent or reduce water pollution of surface water bodies. We conducted a four year (2004 …

Consideration of spatial and temporal scales in stream restorations and biotic monitoring to assess restoration outcomes: A literature review, part 2

MB Griffith, MG McManus - River research and applications, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Stream and river restoration practices have become common in many parts of the world. To
answer the question whether such restoration measures improve freshwater biotic …

Assessing effects of confined animal production systems on water quality, ecological integrity, and macroinvertebrates at small piedmont streams (Patagonia …

CN Horak, YA Assef, ML Miserendino - Agricultural water management, 2019 - Elsevier
Breeding of livestock in confined areas has recently become an alternative of production for
farmers in Northwest Patagonia. Strong concern about how these practices can alter health …

The Tarland Catchment Initiative and its effect on stream water quality and macroinvertebrate indices

J Bergfur, BOL Demars, MI Stutter… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Tarland Catchment Initiative is a partnership venture between researchers, land
managers, regulators, and the local community. Its aims are to improve water quality …