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The present and future of grassland restoration

Restoration Ecology, 2021
Grasslands contribute greatly to biodiversity and human livelihoods; they support 70% of the world's agricultural area, but are heavily degraded by human land use.
P. Török, L. Brudvig, J. Kollmann, J. Price, B. Tóthmérész   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Do roads lead to grassland degradation or restoration? A case study in Inner Mongolia, China [PDF]

, 2011
We use satellite remote sensing data of grassland cover in Inner Mongolia, China to test whether the existence of and the size of roads in 1995 is associated with the nature of the grassland in 2000 and/or if it affects the rate of change of the ...
Deng, Xiangzheng, Gibson, John, Huang, Jikun, Huang, Qiuqiong, Rozelle, Scott   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Biodiversity in grassland [PDF]

Annales de Zootechnie, 1998
L'objectif de cet article est d'analyser le role de la biodiversite et les mecanismes fondamentaux dans la gestion de prairies ; sont egalement presentes de nouveaux resultats dans ce domaine et les effets negatifs des methodes agricoles modernes sur la richesse des especes vegetales, leur impact sur l'environnement et le paysage.
Josef Nösberger, Martin Messerli, Christoph Carlen   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Grassland futures in Great Britain – Productivity assessment and scenarios for land use change opportunities [PDF]

, 2018
This is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).To optimise trade-offs provided by future changes in grassland use intensity ...
Holland, Robert A., Qi, Aiming, Richter, Goetz M., Taylor, Gail   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Multiple targeted grassland restoration interventions enhance ecosystem service multifunctionality. [PDF]

Nat Commun
The need to combat widespread degradation of grassland ecosystem services makes grassland restoration a global sustainability priority. However, simultaneously enhancing multiple ecosystem services (i.e.
Liu S, Ward SE, Wilby A, Manning P, Gong M, Davies J, Killick R, Quinton JN, Bardgett RD.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Remote Sensing of Grassland Production and Management - A Review

Remote Sensing, 2020
Grasslands cover one third of the earth’s terrestrial surface and are mainly used for livestock production. The usage type, use intensity and condition of grasslands are often unclear.
Sophie Reinermann, Sarah Asam, C. Kuenzer   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How does grassland management affect physical and biochemical properties of temperate grassland soils? A review study

, 2021
Increasing management intensity of grassland through increased grazing intensity, mowing frequency and fertilizer input have attracted more attention to the consequences of grassland management practices on reduced soil quality and grassland yield. Given
S. Mayel, M. Jarrah, K. Kuka
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Estimating vegetation cover from high-resolution satellite data to assess grassland degradation in the Georgian Caucasus [PDF]

, 2016
In the Georgian Caucasus, unregulated grazing has damaged grassland vegetation cover and caused erosion. Methods for monitoring and control of affected territories are urgently needed.
Feilhauer, Hannes, Magiera, Anja, Otte, Annette, Waldhardt, Rainer, Wiesmair, Martin   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Breeding for drought tolerance in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum [Schreb.] Darbysh.) by exploring genotype by environment by management interactions

Grassland Research, 2023
Background Drought‐tolerant turfgrass cultivars are becoming more important each year as landscape irrigation practices are becoming more restrictive. Methods In this study, we quantified the level of drought tolerance (DT) in perennial ryegrass and tall
Claudio C. Fernandes Filho, Mario H. Murad Leite Andrade, Jose A. Rodrigues Nunes, Joseph Wipff, Debra L. Hignight, Esteban F. Rios, Kevin Kenworthy, Kenneth Hignight   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feed profile analysis of oil palm‐integrated beef cattle farming systems by metabolic energy budgeting and implications for beef production and pastoral system design

Grassland Research, 2023
Background Oil palm is a tropical crop with worldwide plantings approaching 20 million ha and large areas in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
Januarius Gobilik, Hasbudie Baco, Mohd. Azid Kabul, Suhaimi Dollah, Stephen T. Morris, Cory Matthew   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source