Myers and Swanson studied three streams in central Nevada, two of which had been managed under a deferred rotation system for 7 years, and the other had complete rest for that same amount of time. All streams improved significantly over the 7 year period, however the stream that had complete rest improved the most when considering bank angle, bank height, high quality pool percent, bank stability, and channel embeddedness. The authors suggest that the grazed streams were still improving, but at a slower rate. Further, they state that the presence of road crossings proved to be a better indicator of stream health than livestock grazing.
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