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Enclosure enhances grassland plant diversity and community stability more effectively than grazing and mowing by strengthening species turnover regulation and soil process driving. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Shi M, Yu T, Chen S, Zhang C, Xin X, He S, Liu F, Ji L, Li Y, Gao X, Yan R.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unveiling human–wildlife interactions in the context of livestock grazing abandonment and the return of large carnivores, ungulates and vultures: A stakeholder perspective

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Pastoral practices remain a widespread economic activity across European mountain regions. However, the viability of this activity may be threatened by the recovery of large wild vertebrates associated with passive rewilding, leading to the so‐called human–wildlife conflicts.
P. Acebes, F. J. Muñoz‐Gálvez, Z. Iglesias‐González, M. García‐Llorente, D. López‐García   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

<i>Symphytum officinale</i> L. Plays a Dominant Role in Mitigating Nitrogen Accumulation in Soil Under Long-Term Irrigation with Treated Poultry Wastewater. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Li J, Zheng R, Chen C, Wang P, Yang X, Yang Z, Wang Q.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina, Svitlana Kudrenko, Andrés Ordiz, Saltanat Kamiyeva, Adam Devenish, Johannes Kamp   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil nitrous oxide and methane emissions in contrasting land use of the West African Sudanian savanna. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Oussou FE, Kiese R, Sy S, Bliefernicht J, Spangenberg I, Guug S, Schäfler-Schmid A, Steinbrecher R, Neidl F, Ayamba M, Hingerl L, Quansah E, Frempong A, Davies P, Sawadogo W, Olusegun CF, Mwanake RM, Yalo N, Asiwaju-Bello YA, Boukari M, Amekudzi LK, Ogunjobi K, Kunstmann H.   +22 more
europepmc   +1 more source

More pumas (Puma concolor) does not change perceptions: The mismatched response of ranchers to the presence of a top carnivore

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human‐wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are one of the most critical conservation challenges worldwide. Large carnivores are frequently at the centre of these conflicts because of the perceived and real threats they pose to livestock and human safety.
Esperanza C. Iranzo, Omar Ohrens, Cristina Mata, Juan Traba, Pablo Acebes, Benito A. González, Fernando R. Tortato, Rafael Hoogesteijn, Dania Goic, L. Mark Elbroch, Juan E. Malo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of African grassland sustainability for livestock use by constructing a carrying capacity alert index. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Yu S, Zhang X, Liu Y, Yan N, Zhu W, Liu Y, Cheng Y, Yu X, Chen M, Zhang C, Jiang Y.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: From microbiome collapse to recovery: a roadmap for microbiome-informed grassland restoration under global change. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Qiao X, Yan X, Dong C, Tao L, Aili A, Waheed A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela, Marion Jay, Lukas Flinzberger, Chaima Mobarak, Tobias Plieninger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source