The influence of logging and animal grazing on the litter layer and water infiltration rate of soils in plantation forests

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dc.creatorAbeli, W. S.
dc.creatorSawe, C. T.
dc.date2016-12-30T11:15:22Z
dc.date2016-12-30T11:15:22Z
dc.date1999
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:52:28Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:52:28Z
dc.descriptionJournal of Tropical Forest Science 1999. vol. 11(2): 438 - 445
dc.descriptionThe influence of logging and animal grazing on the litter layer and water infiltration rate of soils in plantation forests. Investigations to show the extent of soil disturbance caused by logging and animal grazing were carried out in one of the forest plantations in Tanzania. Water infiltration capacity and ground litter thickness were used as a measure to determine the extent of soil disturbance. Data on infiltration rate and litter depth on stands under different management practices were collected, analysed and compared with data from the nearby undis- turbed natural forests. The study found that logging and animal grazing reduced water infiltration rate in the soil and deposition of ground litter. Depending on the management practice or the condition of the stand, the rate of water infiltration was reduced from 36 to 96% when compared to water infiltration rate experienced in the nearby natural forest. While in undisturbed natural forest the mean litter depth was 11.1 cm, on clearfelled and grazed stands, the litter depth was only 0.9 cm. The effects of low water infiltration rates and low litter deposition are discussed and measures aimed at increasing water infiltration rate and litter deposition are suggested.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1169
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92593
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJournal of Tropical Forest Scienc
dc.subjectLogging
dc.subjectAnimal grazing
dc.subjectSoil compaction
dc.subjectWater infiltration rate
dc.subjectSoil erosion
dc.subjectLitter depth
dc.subjectSoil disturbance
dc.titleThe influence of logging and animal grazing on the litter layer and water infiltration rate of soils in plantation forests
dc.typeArticle

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