Soil wind erosion has consistently been a serious ecological problem in northern China. In
recent decades, the grasslands of Inner Mongolia have suffered severe degradation due to …

Understanding the responses of vegetation characteristics and soil properties to grazing in
different precipitation regimes is useful for the management of rangelands, especially in the …

Ecological restoration through exclosure establishment has become an increasingly
important approach to reversing degraded ecosystems in rangelands worldwide. The …

Aims To assess the short-term effect of herbivory exclusion on vegetation and soil and to
relate differences in floristic composition to changes in soil properties in a reclaimed coal …

Grasslands occupy 70% of whole agricultural land and hold significant amounts of carbon, a
key element in the regulation of Earth's soils fertility, biomass production and climate …

Native shrubs facilitate the establishment of oak seedlings in the opencast coal mines
rehabilitated to pastures in Northern Spain, under a Mediterranean sub-humid climate. We …

Dryland soils are nutrient-poor and prone to degradation due to aridity, grazing and
enclosure. It is essential to examine the effects of grazing and enclosure on aridity-induced …

Forage and grazing (FG) systems can store a substantial amount of soil organic carbon
(SOC) under appropriate land use management and reduce atmospheric CO 2 …

Concerns over the negative environmental impacts of livestock parasiticide treatments and
the widespread development of resistance has precipitated a move towards integrated …

In dairy production systems, the efficient use of resources is required to guarantee its
sustainability. Worldwide, the efficiency of feed utilization and its effects have been widely …