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The Impact of Grazing on the Grass Composition in Temperate Grassland

Agronomy, 2020
Grazing is one of the predominant human activities taking place today inside protected areas, with both direct and indirect effects on the vegetation community. We analyzed the effects of grazing intensity on grass composition during four grazing seasons
Yousif Mohamed Zainelabdeen, Ruirui Yan, Xiaoping Xin, Yuchun Yan, Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, Lulu Hou, Yu Zhang   +6 more
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Impact of European Bison Grazing (Bison bonasus (L.)) on Species and Functional Traits of Carabid Beetle Assemblages in Selected Habitats in Poland

Biology, 2021
Currently we are observing a drastic decline in insect fauna on a large scale. Grazing is regularly used as an ecological method of protecting or restoring special biotopes that are important for species conservation. The European bison (Bison bonasus (L.
Axel Schwerk, Daniel Klich, Elżbieta Wójtowicz, Wanda Olech   +3 more
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Relationship between Biomass and Biodiversity of Degraded Grassland in the Sanjiangyuan Region of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Diversity, 2022
Understanding the mechanisms of diversity–productivity relationships is a central question in community ecology. Grazing is the main driving force affecting biodiversity, function, and stability of grassland ecosystems, and thus should play an important ...
Kai Shu, Xue Gao, Dawen Qian, Lei Zhao, Qian Li, Licong Dai   +5 more
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The main driver of soil organic carbon differs greatly between topsoil and subsoil in a grazing steppe

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics is regulated by a complex interplay of factors such as climate and potential anthropogenic activities. Livestocks play a key role in regulating the C cycle in grasslands.
Yantao Wu, Zhiwei Guo, Zhiyong Li, Maowei Liang, Yongkang Tang, Jinghui Zhang, Bailing Miao, Lixin Wang, Cuizhu Liang   +8 more
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Effects of different grazing intensities on grassland production in China: a meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Grazing is one of the main grassland disturbances in China, and it is essential to quantitatively evaluate the effects of different grazing intensities on grassland production for grassland carbon budget and sustainable use.A meta-analysis was conducted ...
Liang Yan, Guangsheng Zhou, Feng Zhang
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Effect of livestock breed and grazing intensity on sustainable grazing systems: 5. Management and policy implications

, 2007
This paper explores the management and policy implications of research findings investigating the use of grazing intensity and traditional breeds to achieve biodiversity outcomes on grasslands in four countries of Europe.
Dumont, B., Rook, A. J., Mills, J., Isselstein, J., Scimone, M., Wallis De Vries, M. F.   +5 more
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Grazing weakens temporal stabilizing effects of diversity in the Eurasian steppe

Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Many biodiversity experiments have demonstrated that plant diversity can stabilize productivity in experimental grasslands. However, less is known about how diversity–stability relationships are mediated by grazing.
Haiyan Ren, Friedhelm Taube, Claudia Stein, Yingjun Zhang, Yongfei Bai, Shuijin Hu   +5 more
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Temporal profiles of vegetation indices for characterizing grazing intensity on natural grasslands in Pampa biome

Scientia Agricola, 2016
The Pampa biome is an important ecosystem in Brazil that is highly relevant to livestock production. The objective of this study was to analyze the potential use of vegetation indices to discriminate grazing intensities on natural grasslands in the Pampa
Amanda Heemann Junges, Carolina Bremm, Denise Cybis Fontana, Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Oliveira, Laura Pigatto Schaparini, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho   +5 more
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Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in grazing systems. 4. Effects on animal diversity

, 2007
Finding an optimal balance between livestock production and grazing impact on animal diversity is important for the development of sustainable grazing systems.
Sayer, M., Parkinson, A. E., Diana, E., Wallis de Vries, M. F., Dulphy, J. P.   +4 more
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Impact of Grazing Intensity on Species Richness and Composition in the Pastures and Shrublands of the Island of Gran Canaria, Spain

Agriculture
Grazing is widely used to manage grasslands, but its effects on plant diversity and community composition are context-dependent. In the Canary Islands, pastures are limited and fragmented but represent some of the most species-rich plant communities ...
José Ramón Arévalo, Atteneri Luis, Elena Rocafull, Francisco Maroto-Molina, Eseró Padrón-Tejera, Luis Alberto Bermejo   +5 more
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