Livestock grazing is one of the main factors of vegetation and soil degradation in arid and
semi-arid rangelands of Iran and causes changes in diversity, vegetation, litter and soil …

Rangeland degradation is one of the global concerns affecting the pastoralists and those
who suffer from its negative environmental consequences. Grazing exclosure has been …

Carbon is considered as the most important component of green house gases. Carbon
sequestration during the photosynthesis process via plant biomass is the extent of this …

In view of the increasing adoption of rangeland exclosure in order to rangeland
improvement and carbon sequestration, investigation of its effects on the soil properties and …

Climate change and water mismanagement have confronted Iran with water scarcity,
desertification, and reduction of water quality. In 2020, Iran will need 165 billion m 3 of water …

Study of vegetation changes under open grazing system against non-grazing areas
provides important information useful for future management of rangelands. In this study, the …

Phytogenic mounds (nebkhas), which are formed by shrubs, are common phenomena in
arid and semiarid landscapes and play important roles in preventing soil erosion and …

Annually, 200 ha of Agh Ghala rangelands in Golestan, Iran are under Alkaligrass
Puccinella distans's cultivation but the failure in the identification of appropriate sites for …

Different rangeland management measures such as fencing and improvement can provide
the potential for their restoration. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a range of …

Nowadays rangeland restoration is important because of severe degradation. It is important
to know the ecological processes involved in restoration and its rate of success. This study …