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Plant Diversity, Productivity, and Soil Nutrient Responses to Different Grassland Degradation Levels in Hulunbuir, China

Land
Grassland degradation could affect the composition, structure, and ecological function of plant communities and threaten the stability of their ecosystems.
Yuxuan Wu, Ping Wang, Xiaosheng Hu, Ming Li, Yi Ding, Tiantian Peng, Qiuying Zhi, Qiqige Bademu, Wenjie Li, Xiao Guan, Junsheng Li   +10 more
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Bird Population Changes Following the Establishment of a Diverse Stand of Woody Plants in a Former Crop Field in North Dakota, 1975– 2015 [PDF]

, 2018
Changes in the coverage of trees and shrubs on the North Dakota landscape since Euro- American settlement have likely had a pronounced impact on bird species that favor woody vegetation.
Igl, Lawrence D., Kantrud, Harold A., Newton, Wesley   +2 more
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Different responses of soil water to warming controlled by evapotranspiration during grassland degradation: A case study in the typical steppe of China

Ecological Indicators
Worldwide grasslands are experiencing degradation due to overgrazing and the effects of climate change, and warming-induced changes in degraded grasslands could accelerate degradation.
Jing Huang, Kesi Liu, Pengpeng Dou, Qian Gao, Cheng Liu, Jinshan Du, Zhengzhou Miao, Zhuoran Ren, Kun Wang   +8 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., Dymond, John R., Shepherd, James D., Walker, Susan F., Weeks, Emily Sherra   +4 more
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Renaturierung kleiner Lössbäche – ein Beitrag der Ökologischen Landwirtschaft zum Naturschutz [PDF]

, 2013
As a part of the interdisciplinary research project ”Integration of nature protection goals with organic farming: an the example from the Hessian ”state domain” [Staatsdomäne] area Frankenhausen”, different restoration measures have been carried out ...
Braukmann, Ulrich, Haaß, Werner, Rupp, Bastian, Schütte, Achim, Stein, Ulf   +4 more
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Unveiling and advancing grassland degradation research using a BERTopic modelling approach

Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Grassland degradation presents overwhelming challenges to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the socio-economic sustainability of dependent communities. However, a comprehensive synthesis of global knowledge on the frontiers and key areas of grassland
Tong Li, Lizhen Cui, Yu Wu, Rajiv Pandey, Hongdou Liu, Junfu Dong, Weijin Wang, Zhihong Xu, Xiufang Song, Yanbin Hao, Xiaoyong Cui, Jianqing Du, Xuefu Zhang, Yanfen Wang   +13 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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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, Jacques, Cabaret, Jean-Pierre, Dulphy, Marc, Benoit, Sophie, Prache   +4 more
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Driver-pressure-impact and response-recovery chains in European rivers: observed and predicted effects on BQEs [PDF]

, 2011
The report presented in the following is part of the outcome of WISER’s river Workpackage WP5.1 and as such part of the module on aquatic ecosystem management and restoration. The ultimate goal of WP5.1 is to provide guidance on best practice restoration
Dahm, V., Feld, C.K., Keizer-Vlek, H.E., Logez, M., Lorenz, A., Marzin, A., Michels, H.C.U., Verdonschot, P.F.M.   +7 more
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The effect of organic farming systems on aspects of the environment - desk study OF0123 [PDF]

, 1995
Key Conclusions 1. The crop rotations of organic systems maintain landscape diversity and biodiversity whilst the maintenance of field boundaries on organic units produces benefits to a wide range of organisms. 2. Inorganic nitrogen fertilisation and
Bailey, Steven, Bell, Barbara, Keatinge, Ray, Shepherd, Mark, Unwin, Roger, Webb, John   +5 more
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