Globally, consumption of bovine meat is projected to increase by 1.2% per annum until
2050, a demand likely met in part by increased Canadian beef production. With this greater …

Summary 1 Sustainable land use under climate change requires detailed knowledge of the
system dynamics. This applies particularly for the management of domestic livestock in semi …

Rapid changes in biodiversity are occurring globally, yet the ecological impacts of diversity
loss are poorly understood. Here we use data from marine invertebrate communities to …

Summary 1 Management of rangelands has long operated under the paradigm of
minimizing spatially discrete disturbances, often under the objective of reducing inherent …

Grasslands are the predominant forage source for grazing animals and cover more of the
Earth's land than any other major vegetation type. Their values are not always recognised …

Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations
respond to their surroundings, this essential text offers the most complete discussion of …

Widespread land degradation has strengthened the urgent need to restore overgrazing
grasslands. China has implemented the program 'Returning Grazing Land to …

Grazing is one of the most important factors influencing community structure and productivity
in natural grasslands. Fencing to exclude grazers is one of the main management practices …

Ten case studies from seven major pastoral regions across six continents were studied in
this paper by conceptualizing three factors (agro-ecosystem resilience, livelihood options …

More than a century since Charles Darwin stated that diverse grasslands produce more
herbage than monocultures, scientists still debate the relationship between species diversity …