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Recovery of Native Earthworms in Abandoned Tropical Pastures

Conservation Biology, 2003
Abstract: Regeneration of secondary forests is recognized as an important means for the recovery of native species biodiversity in human‐disturbed tropical lands. Native earthworms are often replaced with exotic species after deforestation.
Yaniria Sanchez‐De Leon, Xiaoming Zou, Sonia Borges, Honghua Ruan   +3 more
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Native forbs interseeded into native grass pastures persist under grazing

Grass and Forage Science
AbstractIncorporating native forbs within native warm‐season grass (NWSG) pastures has the potential to benefit cattle, pollinators, and wildlife beyond that of NWSG monocultures. However, when grazing NWSG pastures, rotational stocking is recommended as opposed to continuous stocking.
Jonathan D. Richwine, Patrick D. Keyser, John M. Zobel, Forbes R. Walker   +3 more
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Pastoral value and production from native pastures

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1996
Abstract The fundamental importance of maintaining a permanent groundcover of healthy deep‐rooted perennial species is becoming more widely recognised in Australia. While a short‐term increase in animal production can be achieved by replacing an old pasture with a new one, most sown pastures in the high‐rainfall zone have proved to be
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Importance of Seed and Microsite Limitation: Native Wildflower Establishment in Non-native Pasture

Restoration Ecology, 2010
Barriers to establishing native plant communities on former pasture include dominance by a single planted species, hydrologic and edaphic alteration, and native species propagule limitation. Establishment may be dispersal-limited (propagules do not arrive at the site), microsite-limited (areas suitable for seedling emergence and survival do not exist),
Anne L. Frances, Carrie Reinhardt Adams, Jeffrey G. Norcini   +2 more
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Soil macrofauna in SE Mexican pastures and the effect of conversion from native to introduced pastures

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2004
Abstract A large area in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico is pastureland, generally dominated by native grass species, yet little is known of the physical, chemical and biological characteristics and limitations of soils beneath them. Furthermore, nothing is known of the effect of converting native to introduced grasses on the soil ecosystem in ...
George G Brown, Ana G Moreno, Isabelle Barois, Carlos Fragoso, Patricia Rojas, Benito Hernández, José C Patrón   +6 more
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The Control of Casha (Acacia spp) on Native Pasture

1992
Native pastures, dominated by guineagrass (Panicum maximums and leucaena tLeucaena leucocephalai, provide the basic feed resource for the ruminant livestock industry in the Virgin Islands. However, many of these pastures are in advanced stages ofdeterioration because of overgrazing.
Adjei, M.B., Adjei, M.B.
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Damage to pastures by the Tasmanian native hen, Tribonyx mortierii

CSIRO Wildlife Research, 1968
Exclosure trials over 2+ years showed that grazing by native hens and rabbits on an established pasture caused a sharp check to spring growth and a subsequent decline in height. Counts of faeces showed that although grazing by native hens was fairly even throughout the year, a considerable increase in grazing by rabbits coincided, two years running ...
MG Ridpath, KG Meldrum
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The use of native pasture species in the rehabilitation of a limestone quarry

2016
In high environmental value areas, the rehabilitation of quarries requires the use of native well-adapted plant material. The use of forage species could perform the dual function of rehabilitation and production, where livestock breeding is a key aspect.
F. Sanna, M. Cuccureddu, D. Nieddu, G. L. Mozzi, C. Porqueddu   +4 more
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Water Usage of Certain Native Grasses in Prairie and Pasture

Ecology, 1941
A study of water content of soil covered with prairie vegetation and the same soil, a few yards distant, with grazed prairie usually reveals considerable difference in the amount of water at various depths to several feet. 'This was shown by soil sampling from Iowa to Kansas during spring and summer of 1939.
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Domesticating Shrubby Native Legumes for Pastures and Natural Grasslands

2018
As ruminant species diversify in natural and managed ecosystems in an effort to increase production, so does the need for greater plant diversity. Legume shrub propagation is rarely targeted for this purpose. As an example, the wide range of native perennial, shrub (0.5–3 m) legumes in Texas indicates untapped potential for multiple uses such as forage,
J. P. Muir, F. S. Forrest, J. Brady, J. C. Dubeux, W. D. Pitman   +4 more
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