Increasing densities of Leucosidea sericea have minimal effects on grazing capacity and soil characteristics of a high-altitude communal rangeland at Vuvu, South Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIncreasing densities of woody plants, known as woody plant encroachment, is a phenomenon affecting savannas and grasslands in many parts of the world. Yet, these ecosystems sustain a significant proportion of the human population through the provision of
Nandipha Gloria Ndamane +4 more
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Analysis of Rangeland Degradation Using Stochastic Dynamic Programming [PDF]
Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991 Degradation of arid rangeland, and efforts to control that degradation, have become topical issues. However, the inherent characteristics of the rangeland, and the intertemporal nature of the problem, complicate the analysis of degradation issues in the search for more appropriate rangeland policies.
Passmore, J.G. +3 more
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Veld restoration strategies in South African semi-arid rangelands. Are there any successes?—A review
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Rangeland deterioration is a major challenge faced especially by communal farmers in most of the developing countries including South Africa. The high population of people and livestock exert pressure on the rangeland leading to deterioration which ...
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Assessment of Rangeland Degradation Indicators using Exploiters’ View between Authorized and Unauthorized Exploiters (Case Study: Saryqmish Winter Rangelands, Golestan Province, Iran) [PDF]
Desert, 2016 In recent years, large rangeland areas have been destroyed for various reasons, so that its negative impacts on local people's income and sustainable livelihood are become significant.
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Expert understandings on rangeland ecosystem services and their sustainable management (Atrak River Basin, NE Iran) [PDF]
Environmental Resources Research, 2020 Over the last three centuries, worldwide improper utilization of rangelands has led to degradation of ecosystem services. Rangelands, like other natural resources used by humans, are embedded in complex socio-ecological systems.
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Arid Rangeland Degradation and Its Driving Forces in Southern Hodna, Algeria
Journal of Landscape Ecology, 2023 The Algerian steppes frequently experience droughts and significant anthropogenic activities than harm its natural resources, endangering the fragile arid ecosystem’s balance.
Sahnouni Razika, Abdesselam Salah
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Linking Ecosystem Services to Social Well-Being: An Approach to Assess Land Degradation
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Land degradation usually leads to the loss of ecosystem services, which may threaten social well-being. There is no approach to identify and manage all ecosystem services based on their importance in degradation processes and social systems.
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Rangeland degradation assessment: a new strategy based on the ecological knowledge of indigenous pastoralists [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2016 In a changing world, the prevalence of land degradation is becoming a serious problem, especially in countries with arid and semi-arid rangelands. There are many techniques to assess rangeland degradation that rely on scientific knowledge but ignore ...
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