Context Grasslands provide a variety of ecosystem services (ESs) for humans. While much
ES research has focused on forests and wetlands, synthesizing the currently somewhat …

Ruminants including domestic livestock, have been accused of causing damaging impacts
on the global environment and human well-being. However, with appropriate management …

Grazing lands support the livelihoods of millions of people across nearly one‐half of the
globe. Soils are the backbone of stability and resilience in these systems. To determine …

In spite of overwhelming experimental evidence to the contrary, rotational grazing continues
to be promoted and implemented as the only viable grazing strategy. The goals of this …

The restoration of degraded vegetation can effectively improve ecosystem services, increase
human well-being, and promote regional sustainable development. Understanding the …

Nutrient recycling is fundamental to sustainable agricultural systems, but few mechanisms
exist to ensure that surplus manure nutrients from animal feeding operations are transported …

Ecosystem services have been extensively studied in recent decades. Most of the thousands
of scholarly papers published on the subject have focused on describing the production …

The ecosystem services concept is used in different scientific disciplines and is spreading
into policy and business circles to draw attention to the benefits that people receive from …

An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the ecology of Wyoming and adjacent Rocky
Mountain states Many changes--some discouraging, others hopeful--have occurred in the …

Ecosystems have a huge impact on social systems through providing diverse services.
Sustainable management of social and ecological systems requires the quantification of …