Ecological IndicatorsResource-transfer connections among bacteria, fungi, and microbivorous nematodes play an integral role in the decomposition pathways of soil micro-foodweb.
Lili Nian +11 more
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Patterns of past and recent conversion of indigenous grasslands in the South Island, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2012 We used recent satellite imagery to quantify the extent, type, and rate of conversion of remaining indigenous grasslands in the inland eastern South Island of New Zealand in recent years.
Clarkson, Bruce D. +4 more
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Quantifying Grass Coverage Trends to Identify the Hot Plots of Grassland Degradation in the Tibetan Plateau during 2000-2019. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Liu Y, Lu C.
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CONVERSION OF A LAMB PRODUCTION SYSTEM TO ORGANIC FARMING: HOW TO MANAGE, FOR WHICH RESULTS? [PDF]
, 2005 Two sheep flocks were managed organically (for two years from conversion onwards) under different lambing strategies (1 lambing/year vs. 3 lambings every two years).
Hervé, Tournadre +4 more
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Tibetan Plateau Grassland Protection: Tibetan Herders\u27 Ecological Conception Versus State Policies [PDF]
, 2011 The establishment of the “Three Rivers’ Sources Nature Reserve” in 2002 - one of China’s largest ecological protection projects - has had a major impact on the lives of Tibetan nomadic herders.
Cencetti, Elisa
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Guidelines on sustainable forest management in drylands of Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2019 About 80% of forests in Ethiopia are dry forest. For the last 20 years they have been subject to land use changes, and replaced by agricultural land and settlements.
Atmadja, Stibniati +2 more
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Threshold Extraction and Early Warning of Key Ecological Factors for Grassland Degradation Risk
Remote SensingGrassland degradation poses a serious threat to ecosystem stability and the sustainable development of human societies. In this study, we propose a framework for grassland degradation risk assessments and early warning based on key ecological factors ...
Jingbo Li +8 more
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Conservation monitoring of three management treatments for public understanding of meadow management [PDF]
, 2005 In this paper the declining habitat of flower-rich grassland on neutral soil (MG5a) is used as an example to show how non-classical ecological experiments set in a real-life situations can provide answers to practical questions and thus contribute ...
Pilkington, Margaret
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LandGrassland degradation could affect the composition, structure, and ecological function of plant communities and threaten the stability of their ecosystems.
Yuxuan Wu +10 more
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The on-farm impact of alternative grazing management options to improve sustainability in western Chinese grasslands [PDF]
Chinese grasslands are suffering considerable pressures from human and livestock populations. It has been estimated that 90% of Chinese grasslands are suffering from light to heavy levels of degradation.
Jones, Randall E. +3 more
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