Results 11 to 20 of about 2,098,788 (223)
Multi-Temporal Remotely Sensed Data for Degradation Dynamics in Linxia Rangeland, Northwest China
Applied Sciences, 2017 The importance of accurately monitoring rangeland degradation dynamics over decades is increasing in Linxia rangeland, the birthplace of the Yellow River in China.
Xinyang Yu, Changhe Lu, Gengxing Zhao
doaj +3 more sources
Degradation of net primary production in a semiarid rangeland [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2016 Anthropogenic land degradation affects many biogeophysical processes, including reductions of net primary production (NPP). Degradation occurs at scales from small fields to continental and global.
H. Jackson, S. D. Prince
doaj +4 more sources
Degradation of Non-Photosynthetic Vegetation in a Semi-Arid Rangeland [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2016 Land degradation in drylands is the process in which undesirable conditions emerge due to human and natural causes. Despite the particularly deleterious effects of degradation, and it’s potentially irreversible nature, regional assessments have provided ...
Hasan Jackson, Stephen D. Prince
doaj +3 more sources
EVALUATION AND MAPPING OF RANGELANDS DEGRADATION USING REMOTELY SENSED DATA [PDF]
Sociedade & Natureza, 2005 The empirical and scientifically documents prove that misuse of natural resource causes degradation in it. So natural resources conservation is important in approaching sustainable development aims.
Majid Ajorlo
doaj +3 more sources
Livestock Subsidies and Rangeland Degradation in Central Crete [PDF]
Ecology and Society, 2009 Marginal and unstable environmental conditions force stockbreeders in drylands to develop adaptive strategies to ensure stability of production. In intensive market-oriented pastoral systems, the partial substitution of rangeland forage production by ...
Hugues Lorent +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
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
doaj +2 more sources
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 ...
Humbelani Silas Mudau +10 more
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2022 Flood disaster is considered a significant natural hazard due to their devastating effects. The 2019 flood in Northern Iran drastically affected the lives of Indigenous Turkmen pastoralists.
M. Azimi +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Mountain Research and Development, 2022 The contribution of overgrazing to high-elevation rangeland degradation is a problem across the Himalayan region, and it leads to tensions among users.
T. R. Gurung +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source