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Effects of initial disturbances and grazing regime on native grassland invasion by Eragrostis plana in southern Brazil

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2018
Extensive invasion of the Campos grasslands of southern Brazil by the South African grass, Eragrostis plana, is a serious conservation problem due to its low palatability and ability to quickly spread.
Rodrigo Baggio, Renato Borges de Medeiros, Telmo Focht, Lidiane da Rosa Boavista, Valério D. Pillar, Sandra C. Müller   +5 more
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Pika burrow and zokor mound density and their relationship with grazing management and sheep production in alpine meadow

Ecosphere, 2020
Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) and plateau zokors (Myospalax baileyi) occur naturally in the alpine meadow of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP). Their feeding and burrowing activities affect plant composition and soil properties (e.g., soil carbon ...
Yingxin Wang, Xinglu Zhang, Yi Sun, Shenghua Chang, Zhaofeng Wang, Guang Li, Fujiang Hou   +6 more
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Annual and seasonal changes in production and composition of grazed clover-grass mixtures in organic farming [PDF]

, 2004
A grazed field experiment based on a randomised block design was conducted in Eastern Finland to evaluate the potential of alsike clover (Trifoliun hybridum L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) to support herbage
Kuusela, Eeva
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Grazing effects on the nutritive value of dominant species in steppe grasslands of northern China

BMC Ecology, 2018
Background Forage nutritive value plays an important role in livestock nutrition and maintaining sustainable grassland ecosystems, and grazing management can affect the quality of forage.
Xiajie Zhai, Yingjun Zhang, Kun Wang, Qian Chen, Shuiyan Li, Ding Huang   +5 more
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Simulating rotational grazing management

Environment International, 2001
Dairy systems predominantly based on rotational grazing are notoriously hard to manage. In order to ensure profitability, this type of production requires quite good organisation, planning, and operating capability on the part of the farmer. A simulation-based decision support system, called SEPATOU, has been developed for this purpose.
Cros, Marie-Josée, Duru, Michel, Garcia, F., Martin Clouaire, Roger   +3 more
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Management impacts on three reptile species (Vipera ursinii, Lacerta agilis, Lacerta viridis) in sandy grasslands in Hungary: Mowing should be avoided

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Understanding the factors that determine the abundance of populations is of key importance in conservation biology, ecology, and biogeography. For grassland‐associated species, such as the Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis), habitat ...
Edvárd Mizsei, Mátyás Budai, Attila Móré, Gergő Rák, Dávid Radovics, Barnabás Bancsik, Bálint Wenner, Szabolcs Márton, Zoltán Korsós, Szabolcs Lengyel, Csaba Vadász   +10 more
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Evaluating the Impact of Grazing Cessation and Reintroduction in Mixed Prairie Using Raster Time Series Analysis of Landsat Data

Remote Sensing, 2021
Great efforts have been made to manage and restore native prairies to protect native species, enrich biodiversity, protect ecological resilience, and maintain ecosystem services.
Dandan Xu, Jeff K. Harder, Weixin Xu, Xulin Guo   +3 more
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Harry Stobbs Memorial Lecture: Can grazing behavior support innovations in grassland management?

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2013
Grazing is a fundamental process affecting grassland ecosystem dynamics and functioning. Its behavioral components comprise how animals search for feed, and gather and process plant tissues in different spatio-temporal scales of the grazing process ...
Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho
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Livestock grazing intensity affects abundance of Common shrews (Sorex araneus) in two meadows in Denmark

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, Schmidt Niels M, Leirs Herwig   +2 more
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Rangeland as a common property resource: contrasting insights from communal areas of central Eastern Cape Province, South Africa [PDF]

, 2007
This paper explores the grazing management systems in operation in communal areas of central Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, through two contrasting case studies from the region.
Barrett, Hazel R., Bennett, James
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