Prescribed burning effects on the hydrologic behavior of gullies in the South Carolina Piedmont

Galang, Marco A.; Morris, Lawrence A.; Markewitz, Daniel; Jackson, C. Rhett; Carter, Emily A.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.02.007

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“…Galang et al . () examined legacy agriculture gullies on 40‐year‐old loblolly pine stands in South Carolina and found high hydrologic variability with half of the gullies having continuing flow during storm events. This suggested that even without mechanical disturbances to the environment, some of these gullies remain active.…”

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Streamside Management Zones Compromised by Stream Crossings, Legacy Gullies, and Over‐Harvest in the Piedmont

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et al. 2015

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Streamside management zone (SMZ) breakthroughs were identified and characterized to determine frequency and potential causes, in order to provide enhanced guidance for future water quality protection. Ten kilometers of SMZs were carefully examined for partial or complete breakthroughs. With partial breakthroughs the SMZ trapped sediment before it reached the stream, while complete breakthroughs appeared to have allowed sediment to have passed through with minimal restriction. A total of 41 breakthroughs occurred (33 complete, 8 partial) across 16 sites, averaging 1 complete breakthrough per 0.3 km of SMZ length. The most common complete breakthroughs were caused by stream crossings (42%), reactivation of legacy agricultural gullies (27%), and harvest related soil disturbances near/within SMZs (24%). Pearson correlations of site characteristics at breakthroughs indicated no strong relationships between breakthrough sites, representing the variable nature of these unique circumstances. Stream crossings are an intentional breakthrough for access purposes, but resulting environmental impacts can be reduced with best management practice implementation. Current recommendations for SMZs tend to work in most situations, yet further research is needed to identify causal factors and quantify breakthrough severity.(KEY TERMS: sediment; water quality; silviculture; best management practices; forest operations; timber harvesting.)

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Streamside Management Zones Compromised by Stream Crossings, Legacy Gullies, and Over‐Harvest in the Piedmont

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et al. 2015

J American Water Resour Assoc

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“…The observatory is located in the Southern Piedmont region of U.S., which has experienced intense gullying (see Fig. 1 in Galang, Morris, Markewitz, Jackson, and Carter (2010)) due to combined effects of destructive agriculture occupancies during about 1800 to the 1930s, erodible soilscapes, and intense rainfall regime. The observatory is characterized by a humid temperate climate with long hot summers and short mild winters (Kottek et al, 2006).…”

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“…Other incision depths considered include 1.5 m (GBE = 6.5 m), 2.5 m (GBE = 5.5 m) and 3.5 m (GBE = 4.5 m). The deepest incision depth was set to 3.5 m (GBE = 4.5 m) as gully bed depths as large as 3.0 m have been reported in the Southeastern Piedmont by Galang et al (2010). The range of incision depths was expected to enable us to understand how the hydrologic response may have changed with progressive incision of gullies in the Southern Piedmont.…”

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“…Majority of the investigations on gully erosion in this region has focused on soil loss (Richter, 1987;Trimble, 1974), soil carbon exchange and nutrient cycling (Billings & Richter, 2006;Dialynas, Bastola, Bras, Billings, & Markewitz, 2016;Metz, 1952;Mobley et al, 2015;Richter & Billings, 2015;Richter et al, 2000) and stormwater response (Galang, 2008;Galang, Jackson, Morris, Markewitz, & Carter, 2007). How gully erosion impacts the groundwater storage and the root zone soil moisture distribution across the hillslope, and how this impact varies under This article is protected by copyright.…”

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Impact of gully incision on hillslope hydrology

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Kumar

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Hydrological Processes

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“…In the Anthropocene period, gully erosion is becoming a ubiquitous phenomenon, particularly on agricultural land, driven by: overgrazing of rangelands (Valentin et al, 2005); intensive farming systems which reduce soil organic matter and soil structural stability; and irrigation drainage systems (Valentin et al, 2005). In forest land uses, gullying is driven by wildfires (Galang et al, 2010), deforestation (Gholami, 2013), and construction of access infrastructure (Croke and Mockler, 2001), since they damage vegetation cover and thus facilitate gully erosion (Castillo and Gómez, 2016). Gullies have been also observed in urbanized and developed environments, mainly due to soil compaction, construction activities, and unlawful habitations without adequate municipal infrastructure (e.g., roadways and sanitation facilities) (Guerra, 2004).…”

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