The Impact of Extensive Grazing on the Fertility of Mountain Streams on the Example of the Biała Woda Valley in the Pieniny Range (Polish Carpathians)

Andrzej Jaguś

doi:10.12911/22998993/119807

Abstract

The Impact of Extensive Grazing on the Fertility of Mountain Streams on the Example of the Biała Woda Valley in the Pieniny Range (Polish Carpathians)

Highlights

The sources of chemical substances in surface waters are very diverse; the occurrence of biogenic substances is largely associated with the agricultural activities (Sapek 1998)
Numerous studies (Strauch et al 2009, Jagus and Rzetala 2012, Burt et al 2013, Szczykowska et al 2015, Melland et al 2018) prove that in catchments with agricultural activity, the water in rivers and reservoirs is often characterised by high fertility, i.e. excessive concentration of biogenic substances, which may result in eutrophication
Six small streams flowing through the grazing land and into the Biała Woda stream were chosen for testing the water quality

Summary

Introduction

The sources of chemical substances in surface waters are very diverse; the occurrence of biogenic substances (nutrients) is largely associated with the agricultural activities (Sapek 1998). The biogens from agricultural areas penetrate into watercourses and reservoirs along with the surface and underground runoff. In the former case, their migration is a result of a broadly understood erosion of the earth surface, whereas in the latter case, water seepage through the soil-rock cover and leaching of the substance in dissolved form. Numerous studies (Strauch et al 2009, Jagus and Rzetala 2012, Burt et al 2013, Szczykowska et al 2015, Melland et al 2018) prove that in catchments with agricultural activity, the water in rivers and reservoirs is often characterised by high fertility, i.e. excessive concentration of biogenic substances, which may result in eutrophication

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