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PAGP - Percentage of pasture The percentage of pasture land cover is calculated by dividing
the number of pasture land cover cells in the 1 km grid cell reporting
unit by the total number cells in the grid cell boundary minus those
cells classified as water (total land area). Animals grazing in
pasture land may decrease vegetation cover possibly leading to increased
runoff. Livestock may also impair stream banks by trampling riparian
vegetation, which may cause increased sedimentation in the stream. |