In the northern highlands of Ethiopia, establishment of exclosures to restore degraded
communal grazing lands has been practiced for the past three decades. However, empirical …

Introduction Long-term grazing profoundly affects grassland ecosystems, whereas how the
soil microbiome and multiple soil ecosystem functions alter in response to two-decades of …

The effects of rangeland management on biogeochemical processes that control the
exchange of C and nutrients between the soil and plant are not well understood. For this …

There are contrasting reports about whether and how land covers influence soil organic
matter fractions and microbial activities. To the best of the authors' knowledge, the …

The presence of mountain shrublands within semi-arid regions is of great importance due to
their function in the preservation of water and soil resources and their contribution to the …

Introduction Exclusion of grazing animals and tree plantations were among the methods
used for the restoration of degraded lands in tropical semiarid areas. Exclosures can foster …

The desert steppe exclosure system was constructed in 2003 to implement the Chinese
policy that banned livestock grazing to permit recovery of overgrazed rangeland. Empirical …

The functional link between the aboveground systems and the below ground
microorganisms in a plant system determines the restoration and re-establishment success …

Exclusion of grazing animals and tree plantations were among the methods used for the
rehabilitation of degraded lands in tropical semiarid areas. Exclosures can foster secondary …

Land degradation is one of the environmental challenges in the semi-arid areas of Africa
such as Ethiopia. To tackle this problem, exclosures have been established on degraded …