Effects of long-term grazing on sediment deposition and salt-marsh accretion rates

Elschot, Kelly; Bouma, Tjeerd J.; Temmerman, Stijn; Bakker, Jan P.

doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2013.08.021

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“…Despite this, nature management decisions to date hardly took into account possible effects of grazing on accretion rates. Strong evidence for a reduction of accretion rates in grazed marshes was found in various studies (Andresen et al, 1990;Neuhaus et al, 1999;Stock, 2011;Elschot et al, 2013). In contrast, Nolte et al (2013b) did not find any overall clear effect of grazing on accretion rates.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Grazing is supposed to affect accretion rates in salt marshes in two ways: directly by increasing soil compaction (by trampling) and indirectly by altering the vegetation structure (Elschot et al, 2013;Nolte et al, 2013b). Soil compaction was found to be increased by livestock grazing in salt marshes (Olsen et al, 2011;Schrama et al, 2013), and this compaction probably directly reduces accretion rates, especially during the summer months when livestock is present.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…For example horses, in comparison to cattle, have higher forage requirements per day and walk longer distances (Duncan et al, 1990). This behaviour might lead to a higher compaction of the soil and a stronger reduction of vegetation structure (Nolte et al, 2014), both of which are assumed to reduce accretion rates (Elschot et al, 2013;Nolte et al, 2013b).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The physical vegetation structure, i.e. canopy height and tiller density, is reduced by livestock grazing (Andresen et al, 1990;Berg et al, 1997;Elschot et al, 2013) and therefore livestock grazing is expected to reduce sediment deposition and accretion rates. We expect to find this effect especially in winter, when most of the sediment deposition takes places during storm events or strong floods (Roman et al, 1997;Fagherazzi et al, 2012;Schuerch et al, 2012).…”

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“…Grazing reduces SEC. However, this is not due to a lower input of sediment in grazed sites, but to an increase in the bulk density of the soil in both a back-barrier marsh (Elschot et al 2013) and in mainland marshes (Nolte et al 2013b). …”

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This chapter examines the impacts of climate change on the natural coastal ecosystems in the North Sea region. These comprise sandy shores and dunes and salt marshes in estuaries and along the coast. The chapter starts by describing the characteristic geomorphological features of these systems and the importance of sediment transport. Consideration is then given to the role of bioengineering organisms in feedback relationships with substrate, how changes in physical conditions such as embankments affect coastal systems, and the effects of livestock. The effects of climate change-principally accelerated sea-level rise, and changes in the wind climate, temperature and precipitation-on these factors affecting coastal ecosystems are then discussed. Although the focus of this chapter is on the interaction of abiotic conditions and the vegetation, the potential impacts of climate change on the distribution of plant species and on birds breeding in salt marshes is also addressed. Climate impacts on birds, mammals and fish species are covered in other chapters.

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The importance of marshes providing soil stabilization to resist fast‐flow erosion in case of a dike breach

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Salt marshes provide valuable ecosystem services including coastal protection by reducing wave loading on dikes and seawalls. If the topsoil is erosion resistant to fast-flowing water, it may also reduce breach depth if a dike fails. In this experiment, we quantified the topsoil erosion resistance from marshes and bare tidal flats with different soil types to understand the extent to which they can help reduce breach depth. Intact soil samples were collected from

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Effects of long-term grazing on sediment deposition and salt-marsh accretion rates

Cited by 59 publications

References 59 publications

Effects of livestock species and stocking density on accretion rates in grazed salt marshes

Effects of livestock species and stocking density on accretion rates in grazed salt marshes

Environmental Impacts—Coastal Ecosystems

The importance of marshes providing soil stabilization to resist fast‐flow erosion in case of a dike breach

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