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Ecosystem Resilience of a South African Mesic Grassland with Change from Rotational to Continuous Grazing [PDF]

Diversity, 2023
Grazing practices affect the soil and vegetation of grasslands, which further influence the provision of ecosystem services and the productivity of grasslands.
Nomusa Chonco, Rob Slotow, Zivanai Tsvuura, Sindiso Nkuna   +3 more
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Temporal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen in response to grazing management and vegetation cover in south-eastern Australia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Maintaining appropriate levels of carbon and nitrogen in soils is critical to the maintenance of productivity in agricultural systems. However, results vary from studies on the influence of land management, such as livestock grazing, on soil carbon and ...
David B Lindenmayer, Daniel Florance, Benjamin Scheele, Elle Bowd, Craig Strong, Andrew Macintosh, Maldwyn John Evans   +6 more
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Impact of Deferred Versus Continuous Sheep Grazing on Soil Compaction in the Mediterranean Montado Ecosystem

AgriEngineering, 2023
Deferred grazing (DG) consists in adapting the number of animals and the number of days grazed to the availability of pasture. Compared to continuous grazing (CG), which is based on a permanent and low stocking rate, DG is a management strategy that aims
João Serrano, Emanuel Carreira, Shakib Shahidian, Mário de Carvalho, José Marques da Silva, Luís Lorenzo Paniagua, Francisco Moral, Alfredo Pereira   +7 more
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Effects of grazing management practices, topographic position, and land cover type on soil organic carbon fractions in semi-arid rangelands of Kenya [PDF]

Carbon Balance and Management
Background This study evaluated the effects of grazing management practices, topographic position, and land cover types on mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya.
A. N. Gitau, S. M. Mureithi, S. Mwendwa, R. N. Onwonga, J. S. Mbau, J. Chepkemoi, S. Kiama   +6 more
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Short-term grazing changed temporal productivity stability of alpine grassland on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau via response species richness and functional groups asynchrony

Ecological Indicators, 2023
The stability of grassland is pivotal in maintaining the grassland functioning and services. However, the knowledge about the consequences of grazing on stability of grassland productivity is limited.
Fengcai He, Juejie Yang, Shikui Dong, Yangliu Zhi, Xinghai Hao, Hao Shen, Jiannan Xiao, Emmanuella A. Kwaku, Ran Zhang, Hang Shi, Ziying Wang, Yuhao Zhang, Hui Zuo   +12 more
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Grazing regime alters plant community structure via patch‐scale diversity in semiarid grasslands

Ecosphere, 2021
Selective grazing of livestock creates lightly and heavily grazed vegetation patches, which together contribute to the whole community in grazed grasslands.
Wenhuai Li, David U. Hooper, Liji Wu, Jonathan D. Bakker, Andros T. Gianuca, X. Ben Wu, Friedhelm Taube, Chaonan Wang, Yongfei Bai   +8 more
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Metabolic profile of female lambs on annual ryegrass pasture managed under different grazing intensities and methods [PDF]

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2020
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of grazing methods and intensities on the metabolic profile of lambs grazing ryegrass. This study was performed in Eldorado do Sul (RS).
S. Macari, P.C.F. Carvalho, F.H.D. González, C.S. Lasta, V. Pedralli, L. Oliveira, A.B. Kröning   +6 more
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Grasshopper populations respond similarly to multiple moderate intensity livestock grazing treatments [PDF]

Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2020
Livestock grazing frequently affects grasshopper populations, but no prior studies have simultaneously examined a wide range of moderate intensity livestock grazing treatments in the Northern Great Plains.
David H. Branson
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Horse grazing systems: understory biomass and plant biodiversity of a Pinus radiata stand

Scientia Agricola, 2012
Horse grazing systems may affect productivity and biodiversity of understory developed under Pinus radiata D. Don silvopastoral systems, while acting as a tool to reduce the risk of fire.
Antonio Rigueiro-Rodríguez, Rabia Mouhbi, José Javier Santiago-Freijanes, María del Pilar González-Hernández, María Rosa Mosquera-Losada   +4 more
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Pika burrow and zokor mound density and their relationship with grazing management and sheep production in alpine meadow

Ecosphere, 2020
Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) and plateau zokors (Myospalax baileyi) occur naturally in the alpine meadow of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP). Their feeding and burrowing activities affect plant composition and soil properties (e.g., soil carbon ...
Yingxin Wang, Xinglu Zhang, Yi Sun, Shenghua Chang, Zhaofeng Wang, Guang Li, Fujiang Hou   +6 more
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