Soil Use and Management · 2001 · 20 citations · 8 references
Natural ResourcesForestrySoil SciencesCatchment HydrologyLand Use PlanningSoil ScienceCatchment AnalysisErosionLand Cover Effects On WatershedsLand UseLand Use Effects On WatershedsSoil ErosionAgricultural Land Use ImpactsLand Use Change Impact On ErosionLand Use Impacts On ErosionSediment YieldSediment Yield ModellingSoil Erosion ModellingSoil Erosion ProcessesWatershed Sediment Yield
Abstract. The problem of soil erosion is particularly evident in New Zealand, given the combination of coarse‐textured soils, steep relief, high rainfall, and intensification of agriculture. A study was undertaken to assess the effects of land use change on soil erosion and sediment transport for the Ngongotaha catchment in New Zealand's North Island, using a GIS based decision support and modelling system. Model simulations considered the effect of increased catchment area under deer farming and forestry on the amount of sediment delivered to the catchment outlet, averaged over a period of six years. The simulations predicted that sediment loss from land under deer farming was considerably greater than from land under other livestock or forestry. Further model simulations testing best management practices demonstrated that sediment yield could be halved if deer farming was restricted to slopes under 20%.
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John M. Quinn, Alan Cooper, Robert J. Davies‐Colley et al. · New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research · 1997 · 366 citations · Full text