Seasonality constraints to livestock grazing intensity [PDF]
Global Change Biology, 2017 AbstractIncreasing food production is essential to meet the future food demand of a growing world population. In light of pressing sustainability challenges such as climate change and the importance of the global livestock system for food security as well asGHGemissions, finding ways to increasing food production sustainably and without increasing ...
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Relationships between plant species richness and grazing intensity in a semiarid ecosystem [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Plant species richness is an important property of ecosystems that is altered by grazing. In a semiarid environment, we tested the hypotheses that (1) small‐scale herbaceous plant species richness declines linearly with increasing grazing intensity by ...
Timothy E. Fulbright +7 more
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Livestock grazing intensity affects abundance of Common shrews (
BMC Ecology, 2009 Background Current nature conservation in semi-natural grasslands often includes grazing and hay cutting, as well as the abandonment of draining. Semi-natural grassland and in particular meadows constitute important habitat type for a large number of ...
Olsen Henrik +2 more
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Eaten out of house and home: impacts of grazing on ground-dwelling reptiles in Australian grasslands and grassy woodlands. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Large mammalian grazers can alter the biotic and abiotic features of their environment through their impacts on vegetation. Grazing at moderate intensity has been recommended for biodiversity conservation.
Brett Howland +5 more
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Estimation of Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Grazing Intensity Based on Sheep Trajectory Data [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 In the arid grasslands of northern China, unreasonable grazing methods can reduce the water content and species numbers of grassland vegetation. This project uses solar-powered GPS collars to obtain track data for sheep grazing. In order to eliminate the
Xiantao Fan +4 more
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The Effect of Grazing Intensity and Sward Heterogeneity on the Movement Behavior of Suckler Cows on Semi-natural Grassland [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Extensively grazed semi-natural grasslands contribute to a wide range of ecosystem services, including the preservation of biodiversity and provision of livestock feed.
Dina Hamidi +6 more
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Impacts of Short-Term Grazing Intensity on the Plant Diversity and Ecosystem Function of Alpine Steppe on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Livestock grazing is the primary land use of grasslands worldwide. Grazing has been asserted to alter grassland ecosystem functions, such as productivity, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity conservation. However, few studies have focused on the impact of
Xinghai Hao +10 more
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Asymmetric effects of grazing intensity on macroelements and microelements in grassland soil and plants in Inner Mongolia Grazing alters nutrient dynamics of grasslands [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Grazing is a traditional grassland management technique and greatly alters ecosystem nutrient cycling. The effects of grazing intensity on the nutrient dynamics of soil and plants in grassland ecosystems remain uncertain, especially among microelements ...
Dongjie Hou, Ke Guo, Changcheng Liu
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Vegetation type and grazing intensity jointly shape grazing effects on grassland biodiversity. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2018 AbstractIn the Palaearctic steppe zone, overgrazing was identified as one of the key drivers of declining grassland biodiversity, which underlines the necessity of the functional evaluation of increased grazing pressure on grassland vegetation. We tested the following hypotheses: (a) The effect of grazing intensity on species and functional diversity ...
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Comprehensive analysis of grazing intensity impacts on different types of grassland in Xinjiang, China: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceGrazing is the primary use of grassland in Xinjiang and plays a key role in the grassland ecosystem. Grazing intensity has a profound impact on the healthy development of grassland.
Yu Zheng +4 more
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