151187 20251017144613.0 doi 10.1016/j.catena.2021.105697 sideral 126026 ART-2021-126026 eng Moret-Fernandez, D. Livestock grazing effect on the hydraulic properties of gypseous soils in a Mediterranean region 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Although is well known that grazing has a significant effect on the soil hydraulic properties and through them on the pasture productivity in semi-arid regions, there is still little data about the effect of this management on soils with high gypsum content. This work compares the effect of three increasing grazing intensities (low, medium, and high) on the hydraulic properties of the upper soil layers, measured on two areas with increasing gypsum content (56 and 73%, respectively) located in a semi-arid region of the Middle Ebro Valley (NE, Spain). 90 soil samplings were taken on bare soil surface areas. The measured soil parameters included the saturated sorptivity (S-c) and hydraulic conductivity (K-c) of the soil surface layer and the soil bulk density (rho(b)), saturated hydraulic conductivity (K-s), saturated volumetric water content, theta(s), and alpha and n parameters of the water retention curve of the 1-8 cm depth soil layer. Increasing gypsum content increased the soil water infiltration but did not affect the water retention capacity and total porosity. All studied gypseous soils presented low water retention. High grazing intensities decreased the soil water infiltration. While soils with high gypsum content tended to attenuate the effect of the livestock trampling on rho(b), a significant influence of grazing on rho(b) was observed in the fields with moderate soil gypsum content. No effect of livestock trampling on the soil water retention characteristics was observed. Moderate grazing, which did not show negative effects on the soil hydro-physical properties, could be an acceptable management for soil conservation in these semiarid regions of soils with high gypsum content. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2016-80783-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 6.367 2021 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 17 / 202 = 0.084 2021 Q1 T1 SOIL SCIENCE 8 / 39 = 0.205 2021 Q1 T1 WATER RESOURCES 12 / 99 = 0.121 2021 Q1 T1 1.391 2021 Earth-Surface Processes 2021 Q1 8.6 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Arroyo, A.I. Herrero, J. Barrantes, O. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4877-5249 Alados, C.L. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6227-861X Pueyo, Y. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6970-7790 5011 220 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural Área Ecología 5011 705 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural Área Producción Vegetal 207 (2021), 105697 [8 pp.] Catena Catena 0341-8162 2128625 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151187/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2631457 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151187/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:151187 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:18:09 ARTICLE