Does grazing exclusion enhance grassland restoration? evidence from northern China
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Grazing exclusion programs have been widely implemented worldwide for decades to address the negative impacts of overgrazing and promote grassland restoration.
Zhijian Yu, Shilei Liu
exaly +4 more sources
Ecological Indicators, 2021 Grazing exclusion has been proved to be an effective approach for naturally restoring degraded rangelands. Still, the effect of this management practice on plant community composition and structure is ambiguous, especially under prolonged and repeated ...
Haroun Chenchouni, Yacine Kouba
exaly +3 more sources
Differential responses of soil microbial metabolic limitation and carbon use efficiency to long-term grazing exclusion across three grassland types in Xinjiang [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionLong-term grazing exclusion is widely used to restore degraded grasslands, yet whether its effects on soil microbial metabolism–particularly nutrient limitation and carbon use efficiency (CUE)–vary among grassland types remains poorly ...
Asitaiken Julihaiti +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
Divergent Association Pathways of Soil Organic Carbon Variation Under Grazing Exclusion Across Three Grassland Sites: Relationships with Microbial Network Structure and Community Assembly [PDF]
MicroorganismsGrazing exclusion is a widely implemented restoration strategy for degraded grasslands, but its effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) remain highly variable, and the ecological pathways associated with these changes—particularly the roles of soil ...
Asitaiken Julihaiti +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Effects of site elevation and grazing exclusion on phenolic compound production in Nardus stricta plants in high-elevation grasslands. [PDF]
PLoS ONESpecialized plant metabolism, particularly phenolic compound production, contributes significantly to the functioning and resilience of mountain ecosystems.
Jorge Durán +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
Effects of grazing exclusion on soil properties, fungal community structure, and diversity in different grassland types [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSoil fungi are involved in the decomposition of organic matter, and they alter soil structure and physicochemical properties and drive the material cycle and energy flow in terrestrial ecosystems.
Shijie Zhou +9 more
doaj +2 more sources
Grazing exclusion is more effective for vegetation restoration and nutrient transfer in the heavily degraded desert steppe [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Grazing exclusion is an efficient practice to restore degraded grassland ecosystems by eliminating external disturbances and improving ecosystems’ self-healing capacities, which affects the ecological processes of soil-plant systems. Grassland
Dongjie Hou +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Effects of grazing exclusion on soil microbial diversity and its functionality in grasslands: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceGrazing exclusion (GE) is considered an effective strategy for restoring the degradation of overgrazed grasslands on the global scale. Soil microbial diversity plays a crucial role in supporting multiple ecosystem functions (multifunctionality) in ...
Xiangyang Shu +10 more
doaj +2 more sources
Ecosystem carbon and nitrogen accumulation after grazing exclusion in semiarid grassland. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The grazing exclusion in degraded grassland has been extensively used to prevent the loss of grassland resources and to improve grassland services.
Liping Qiu +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Temporal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen in response to grazing management and vegetation cover in south-eastern Australia. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMaintaining appropriate levels of carbon and nitrogen in soils is critical to the maintenance of productivity in agricultural systems. However, results vary from studies on the influence of land management, such as livestock grazing, on soil carbon and ...
David B Lindenmayer +6 more
doaj +2 more sources