2014
DOI: 10.21307/sagj-2016-003
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Disintegration of cattle hoof prints in cracking-clay soils of the arid South Australian Stony Plains region during a wet period

Abstract: Recovery of clay-soil microtopography from trampling by cattle was assessed over 247 days in the Stony Plains region of South Australia during La Niña conditions. Hoof prints took 96 to 247 days to disintegrate. Several prints were still visible nearly seven months after initial measurement. Print volume and area declined more-or-less uniformly over time, but were still considerable for prints present at the end of the study. Rain may facilitate the surface recovery of cracking-clay soils from trampling via sh… Show more

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“…Locally-endemic species (C. gibba and L. elongata) may rely on them, and the shelter role of cracking-clay areas might be especially important for small mammals in the context of climate change. Management of these areas should focus not only on vegetation, but also on soil integrity, in order to conserve local biodiversity, including during dry conditions when soil recovery from livestock trampling will be slow (Waudby & Petit 2014) . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Thermoregulatory role of soil crack shelters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 plied Conservation Award and the Thomas Foundation, the Ecological Society of Australia, the South Australian chapter of the Australian Federation of University Women, the Nature Foundation of South Australia, the Australian Geographic Society, the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia and the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Locally-endemic species (C. gibba and L. elongata) may rely on them, and the shelter role of cracking-clay areas might be especially important for small mammals in the context of climate change. Management of these areas should focus not only on vegetation, but also on soil integrity, in order to conserve local biodiversity, including during dry conditions when soil recovery from livestock trampling will be slow (Waudby & Petit 2014) . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Thermoregulatory role of soil crack shelters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 plied Conservation Award and the Thomas Foundation, the Ecological Society of Australia, the South Australian chapter of the Australian Federation of University Women, the Nature Foundation of South Australia, the Australian Geographic Society, the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia and the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%