Toward a sustainable grazing management based on biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in drylands
Highlights•The sustainable grazing management should focus on the biodiversity
conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem multifunctionality.•Grazing effects on …
conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem multifunctionality.•Grazing effects on …
How Biodiversity-Friendly is regenerative grazing?
CD Morris - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Regenerative grazing management (ReGM) seeks to mimic natural grazing dynamics to
restore degraded soils and the ecological processes underpinning sustainable livestock …
restore degraded soils and the ecological processes underpinning sustainable livestock …
Unfamiliar territory: Emerging themes for ecological drought research and management
Novel forms of drought are emerging globally, due to climate change, shifting teleconnection
patterns, expanding human water use, and a history of human influence on the environment …
patterns, expanding human water use, and a history of human influence on the environment …
Long-term grazing removal increased invasion and reduced native plant abundance and diversity in a sagebrush grassland
LM Porensky, R McGee, DW Pellatz - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of long-term grazing removal on vegetation are highly variable across
ecosystems and grazing contexts. In some cases, long-term exclosures can be used to …
ecosystems and grazing contexts. In some cases, long-term exclosures can be used to …
[HTML][HTML] The effects of degradation on alpine grassland resilience: a study based on meta-analysis data
Y Teng, J Zhan, FB Agyemang, Y Sun - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) provide irreplaceable ecosystem
services to local and global communities. However, intensive human activities have caused …
services to local and global communities. However, intensive human activities have caused …
Changed ecosystem stability in response to climate anomalies in the context of ecological restoration projects
D Dang, X Li, S Li, X Lyu, H Dou, M Li… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dryland ecosystems are fragile and under the context of climate change, the increased
frequency of short‐term climate variability will put them under additional stress, so the ability …
frequency of short‐term climate variability will put them under additional stress, so the ability …
Complex response of vegetation to grazing suggests need for coordinated, landscape-level approaches to grazing management
Management of domesticated ungulates on grasslands has the potential to affect ecosystem
function at landscape to global scales. In the southwestern United States, introduction of …
function at landscape to global scales. In the southwestern United States, introduction of …
Economically optimized forage utilization choices in drylands for adapting to economic, ecological, and climate stress
S Trail, FA Ward - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Improving the economic performance of range forage in drylands internationally faces
challenges from economic, ecological, and climate stress. Stakeholders in these drylands …
challenges from economic, ecological, and climate stress. Stakeholders in these drylands …
Effects of mob-grazing on soil and range quality vary with plant species and season in a semiarid grassland
AJ Roberts, NC Johnson - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Mob-grazing involves maintaining high densities of livestock for short periods so that most
plants are either eaten or trampled, followed by long rest periods. This practice has been …
plants are either eaten or trampled, followed by long rest periods. This practice has been …
[HTML][HTML] Grazing intensity effects on fire ignition risk and spread in sagebrush steppe
Wildfire activity is accelerating on many rangelands worldwide, yet the potential for grazing
to be used as a fire management tool remains largely unknown. Particularly, little is known …
to be used as a fire management tool remains largely unknown. Particularly, little is known …