Creating a design framework to diagnose and enhance grassland health under pastoral livestock production systems

FC Pereira, CMS Smith, SM Charters, P Gregorini - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human life depends on the provision of ecosystem services from
grasslands ecosystem, which have been threatened due to practices adopted by current …

A geospatial modelling approach to understand the spatio-temporal impacts of grazing on soil susceptibility to erosion

FC Pereira, M Donovan, CMS Smith, S Charters… - Soil Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Grazing management to reduce soil erosion is paramount for preserving and enhancing
grassland health under pastoral livestock production systems. However, as the focus of …

Insights into efficient irrigation of urban landscapes: Analysis using remote sensing, parcel data, water use, and tiered rates

KM Shurtz, E Dicataldo, RB Sowby, GP Williams - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
To understand how landscape irrigation can be better managed, we selected two urban
irrigation systems in northern Utah, USA, and performed a statistical analysis of relationships …

A geospatial modelling approach to assess the capability of high-country stations in delivering ecosystem services

FC Pereira, S Charters, CMS Smith, TMR Maxwell… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The creation of more sustainable land use strategies is paramount to designing
multifunctional agricultural landscapes that allow grasslands to continually deliver multiple …

Quantifying spatial distributions and temporal trends of livestock populations across pastoral agroecosystems at high resolution

M Donovan, P Pletnyakov, T Van der Weerden… - Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Global agroecosystems, predominantly pastoral and rangelands, are crucial for
food, fibre, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity, covering about 40-50% of Earth's land …

[HTML][HTML] Designing grazing systems that enhance the health of New Zealand high-country grasslands

FC Pereira, TMR Maxwell, CMS Smith… - Cleaner Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
More sustainable pastoral livestock production systems are required to face the challenge of
reconciling agricultural production and environmental impact. Although the need for more …

[PDF][PDF] Cleaner Environmental Systems

FC Pereira, TMR Maxwell, CMS Smith, S Charters… - researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz
More sustainable pastoral livestock production systems are required to face the challenge of
reconciling agricultural production and environmental impact. Although the need for more …