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Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands
Science, 2022 Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil properties, and biodiversity may occur but have never been ...
F. Maestre +130 more
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Experimental impacts of grazing on grassland biodiversity and function are explained by aridity
Nature Communications, 2023 Grazing by domestic herbivores is the most widespread land use on the planet, and also a major global change driver in grasslands. Yet, experimental evidence on the long-term impacts of livestock grazing on biodiversity and function is largely lacking ...
Minna Zhang +10 more
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Managing Grazing to Restore Soil Health, Ecosystem Function, and Ecosystem Services
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020 Ruminants including domestic livestock, have been accused of causing damaging impacts on the global environment and human well-being. However, with appropriate management, ruminant livestock can play a significant role in efforts to reverse environmental
R. Teague, U. Kreuter
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The effects of livestock grazing on biodiversity are multi-trophic: a meta-analysis.
Ecology Letters, 2020 Anthropogenic disturbance has generated a significant loss of biodiversity worldwide and grazing by domestic herbivores is a contributing disturbance. Although the effects of grazing on plants are commonly explored, here we address the potential multi ...
Alessandro Filazzola +7 more
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A global meta-analysis of livestock grazing impacts on soil properties
PLoS ONE, 2020 Grazing effects on soil properties under different soil and environmental conditions across the globe are often controversial. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the overall magnitude and direction of the grazing effects on soils.
L. Lai, Sandeep Kumar
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Grazing resistance in phytoplankton
Hydrobiologia, 2020 Phytoplankton is confronted with a variable assemblage of zooplankton grazers that create a strong selection pressure for traits that reduce mortality. Phytoplankton is, however, also challenged to remain suspended and to acquire sufficient resources for
M. Lürling
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Grazing-induced biodiversity loss impairs grassland ecosystem stability at multiple scales.
Ecology Letters, 2020 Livestock grazing is a major driver shaping grassland biodiversity, functioning and stability. Whether grazing impacts on grassland ecosystems are scale-dependent remains unclear.
Maowei Liang +4 more
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Increasing Grazing in Dairy Cow Milk Production Systems in Europe
Sustainability, 2020 In temperate regions of Europe where grass grows for most of the year, grazed pasture is the lowest cost feed for milk production. Grazed pasture can make a contribution to dairy cow feeding systems in other parts of Europe, but is less important.
D. Hennessy +3 more
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Grazing of Dairy Cows in Europe—An In-Depth Analysis Based on the Perception of Grassland Experts
, 2020 Grazing is inherently close to the nature of herbivores, but no longer applied everywhere in Europe. Therefore, the perception of grassland experts on the occurrence, importance, constraints, solutions and future of grazing of dairy cows was studied. The
A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar +2 more
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A Global Meta-Analysis of Grazing Impacts on Soil Health Indicators.
Journal of Environmental Quality, 2018 Grazing lands support the livelihoods of millions of people across nearly one-half of the globe. Soils are the backbone of stability and resilience in these systems.
Ryan C. Byrnes +3 more
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