Abstract Background The lack of dependable, high‐quality forage and animal feedstuffs in many areas of the world hampers livestock production. In these regions, farmers often rely on native fodder tree and shrub leaves as a forage source for their animals with little or no information available on nutritional factors of these feedstuffs.
Ishrat Roomi +3 more
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Effects of stocking rate on grazing behavior, nitrogen and energy metabolism, and greenhouse gas emissions of Simmental cattle in saline meadow. [PDF]
Wang X, Pan Y, Xie K, Yan T, Hou F.
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Comparing autumn duck use of intensely managed wetlands in Michigan using a novel approach
Camera traps, a relatively novel method for assessing waterfowl use of wetlands, show ducks in southeastern Michigan are influenced by hunting disturbance, vegetation type, season progression, and diel period. Abstract Socioeconomic value derived from duck hunting has contributed to autumn habitat use becoming a particular focus for the natural ...
Trey McClinton +2 more
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Remote sensing reveals that wild herbivores limit senescent vegetation accumulation on dryland conservation reserves. [PDF]
Smith MS +3 more
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Density‐dependent habitat selection in plains bison
Using GPS collar data, we tested whether habitat selection of plains bison in Grasslands National Park, Canada, was density dependent. Bison selected for areas of high vegetation productivity far from human activity when population density was low and increased use of lower productivity habitat closer to disturbance as density increased.
Michelle L. Sawatzky +3 more
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ABSTRACT Soil degradation compromises ecosystem functioning. Biochar, a carbon‐rich amendment, has gained attention as a promising strategy to enhance soil structure and restore microbial balance. This study investigated the effects of two biochars, cashew bagasse biochar (CBB) and a co‐pyrolyzed biochar produced from sewage sludge and cashew pruning ...
João Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos +18 more
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Plant interactions, climate, and the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) interdependently shape vegetation in northern Finland. [PDF]
Stark S +4 more
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Estimating Soil Compaction Risk at Regional Scales Using Meteorological Data and Soil Spectroscopy
ABSTRACT Soil compaction is a significant form of soil degradation in Europe, reducing agricultural productivity, limiting carbon sequestration and increasing greenhouse gases emissions. In response, the forthcoming European Union Soil Monitoring and Resilience Law requires spatial assessment of topsoil and subsoil compaction risk at district, that is,
Felipe Bachion de Santana +7 more
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Interannual Regime Shifts and Driver Thresholds of Terrestrial Ecosystem Vulnerability in Northwestern Sichuan of China Based on an XGBoost-SHAP Model. [PDF]
Jiao C +5 more
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ABSTRACT Salt affected soils are common worldwide, resulting from natural causes and anthropogenic activities. Saline and sodic soils often occur in association with oil and gas production, impacting soil properties which can impede vegetation growth and development.
Laura Bony +3 more
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