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Mapping rangeland health indicators in eastern Africa from 2000 to 2022 [PDF]

Earth System Science Data, 2023
Tracking environmental change is important to ensure efficient and sustainable natural resources management. Eastern Africa is dominated by arid and semi-arid rangeland systems, where extensive grazing of livestock represents the primary livelihood for ...
G. E. Soto, G. E. Soto, S. W. Wilcox, P. E. Clark, F. P. Fava, N. D. Jensen, N. Kahiu, C. Liao, B. Porter, Y. Sun, C. B. Barrett, C. B. Barrett   +11 more
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Compost amendments up to one inch restore dry rangeland soil health

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement Rangelands harbor immense diversity and provide ecosystem services across vast swaths of land while supporting rural economies and the food system, but degraded rangelands may require active management to restore diversity and ...
Eva Stricker, Emily Cornell, Zach Withers   +2 more
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Integrating Rangeland Health and Stream Stability in Assessments of Rangeland Watersheds

Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2021
Abstract Watersheds are distinct hydrologic units that comprise a range of terrestrial upland and riparian complex ecological sites. Since the hydrologic function of the entirety of the watershed is linked, other ecological functions and processes are also likely linked. No single assessment tool is available to describe the ecological status of both
Miranda A. Meehan, Peter L. O'Brien, Garret A. Hecker, Jeffrey L. Printz   +3 more
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Wildfire Effects on Rangeland Health in Three Thermo-Mediterranean Vegetation Types in a Small Islet of Eastern Aegean Sea

Land, 2023
Sclerophyllous scrub formations, the main vegetation type in many islands of the Aegean area, provide many goods and services to humans, such as biodiversity, soil protection, and forage for livestock and wildlife.
Zoi M. Parissi, Apostolos P. Kyriazopoulos, Theodora Apostolia Drakopoulou, Georgios Korakis, Eleni M. Abraham   +4 more
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Monitoring and Mapping rangeland health using remote sensing and GIS methods: A case study in the foothill Artemisia-ephemeral rangeland region in Samarkand [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This paper describes the use of NDVI analysis to assess the health condition of the rangeland in a specific study area. NDVI values were used to determine the vegetation cover and its condition by dividing the values into different classes based on field
Muminov Mahmud A., Nosirov Muhtor, Bohodirjodzha Ismailkhujaev, Avutkhanov Burkhan, Khujanov Alisher, Tursunov Anvar, Ergasheva Olimaxon, Ismailova Arofat, Umarova Dilnoza   +8 more
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Changes in Rangeland Condition and Health of Palandoken Mountain Rangelands Over two Decades

Turkish Journal of Range and Forage Science, 2021
Rangeland plant communities respond to environmental changes depending on management practices, climate, topography, and time. The objective of the study was to determine the changes in abundancy of functional plant groups, range condition score, class, and health with different topographical characteristics between 1993 and 2013.
Ali KOÇ, Ahmet GÖKKUŞ, Mehmet Kerim GÜLLAP, Halil İbrahim ERKOVAN, Mustafa SÜRMEN   +4 more
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Rangeland health assessment: The key to understanding and assessing rangeland soil health in the Northern Great Plains [PDF]

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2014
A s the science related to soil and rangeland health evolves, so do protocols and assessment methodologies. Rangeland health assessments consist of evaluating how well ecological processes, such as the water cycle, energy flow, and nutrient cycling, are functioning at a site. Maintained ecological functions provide support for specific plant and animal
Jeffrey L. Printz, David Toledo, Stanley C. Boltz   +2 more
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Grazing Intensity Shapes Vegetation Structure and Soil Characteristics in High‐Elevation Rangelands of Nepal [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Understanding the ecological impacts of livestock grazing on rangeland conditions is essential for developing sustainable rangeland management strategies that balance livestock production and ecosystem health.
Tulasa Chaudhary, Uttam Babu Shrestha, Uma Dhungel, Nishan Baral, Bharat Babu Shrestha, Shikui Dong   +5 more
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Testing rangeland health theory in the Northern Great Plains [PDF]

Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018
Abstract Correctly assessing whether rangeland ecosystem services are stable, improving, or degrading is of global importance. Soil aggregate stability (SAS) is widely used to infer rangeland health, partly because high SAS is thought to reduce run‐off by increasing infiltration.
Kurt O. Reinhart, Matthew J. Rinella, Richard C. Waterman, Mark K. Petersen, Lance T. Vermeire   +4 more
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Vegetation characteristics, rangeland status and health determination of some natural rangelands

Turkish Journal of Forestry, 2018
This research was carried out in 2015 in order to determine vegetation characteristics, rangelands status and health of some natural rangelands. Studied rangelands are located in Diyarbakir province Cermik subprovince with average 950 meters altitude and
Seyithan SEYDOŞOĞLU
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