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Rangeland utilization in Mediterranean farming systems

Animal, 2010
In the countries surrounding the Mediterranean basin, most of the semi-natural grazing lands are covered by rangelands. Rangelands can be defined as highly heterogeneous natural vegetation communities with high conservation value, growing in harsh ...
M. Jouven, P. Lapeyronie, C-H. Moulin, F. Bocquier   +3 more
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Mountain Pastoralism in the Eastern Hindu Kush: The Case of Lotkuh Valley, Pakistan

Mountain Research and Development, 2021
Pastoral social-ecological systems worldwide are threatened by environmental, climatic, and socioeconomic changes. The magnitude of these threats and their impacts is higher in mountain social-ecological systems.
Zahir Ahmad, Julio C. Postigo, Fazlur Rahman, Andreas Dittmann   +3 more
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Effectiveness of integrated shrub management and restoration techniques for rehabilitating shrub‐encroached rangelands of South Africa

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Herbaceous plant recovery following shrub clearing and reseeding in the rangelands of Peddie, Eastern Cape of South Africa. CTL, control; CO, cutting only; CR, cutting and reseeding; UPO, uprooting only; UPR, uprooting and reseeding. Abstract Background Shrub encroachment (SE) drives rangeland degradation, threatening biodiversity and forage ...
Monelisi Makanya, Khanyisa Jama, Mthunzi Mndela, Sinalo Malindie   +3 more
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Pathways of degradation in rangelands in Northern Tanzania show their loss of resistance, but potential for recovery [PDF]

, 2023
Joris H. Wiethase, Rob Critchlow, Charles Foley, Lara S. Foley, Elliot J. Kinsey, Brenda G. Bergman, Boniface Osujaki, Zawadi Mbwambo, Paul Baran Kirway, Kelly R. Redeker, Susan E. Hartley, Colin M. Beale   +11 more
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Concentration and composition of condensed tannins in leaves from fodder trees and shrubs in Pakistan

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The lack of dependable, high‐quality forage and animal feedstuffs in many areas of the world hampers livestock production. In these regions, farmers often rely on native fodder tree and shrub leaves as a forage source for their animals with little or no information available on nutritional factors of these feedstuffs.
Ishrat Roomi, Wayne E. Zeller, Matt Akins, Azhar Hussain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetation Structure and Diversity Under Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration: A Comparison of Silvo‐Arable and Silvo‐Pastoral Systems in Kenya

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a low‐cost, adaptable agroforestry practice that enhances land restoration by promoting systematic integration of naturally regenerating trees within farming systems through tree selection and management.
Irene Awino Ojuok, Madelon Lohbeck, Till Stellmacher, Ermias Aynekulu, Tony Rinaudo, Christian Borgemeister   +5 more
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The relative productivity index: Mapping human impacts on rangeland vegetation productivity with quantile regression forests

Ecological Indicators
Rangeland degradation is a persistent decline in the productivity of vegetation that supports wild or domestic herbivores. However, rangelands often exhibit highly variable climates and dynamic, resilient vegetation, making it difficult to discriminate ...
Guy A. Lomax, Thomas W.R. Powell, Timothy M. Lenton, Andrew M. Cunliffe   +3 more
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Beyond our backyard: Unravelling how social‐ecological fit drives the formation of inter‐regional collaborative networks for water governance in the Yellow River Basin

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The societal and biophysical permeability across human‐demarcated jurisdictions within watersheds necessitates collaboration among administrative regions. The effectiveness of such collaboration is partly determined by the degree to which institutional arrangements align with underlying social and ecological interdependencies, a concept ...
Fang Wang, Haibin Chen, Liqun Shao, Shuai Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of rangeland conditions through field survey and NDVI in semi-arid area of Dubluk district Southern Ethiopia

Discover Environment
Rangelands play a crucial role in Ethiopia’s rural economy, ecological biodiversity, and food security. However, their condition at the local level remains inadequately documented, limiting timely responses to degradation.
Jatani Garbole, Samuel Tuffa, Roba Jiso
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Short-term land degradation driven by livestock grazing does not affect soil properties in semiarid steppe rangelands [PDF]

, 2022
Amale Macheroum, Haroun Chenchouni
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