Forage selection by herbivores is a major driver of plant diversity in pasture vegetation. Yet,
we know relatively little about how plant traits influence decisions of different herbivore …

Grazing management is an important tool to preserve insect biodiversity. Although literature
has discussed the importance of grazing pressure adjustment to support grassland insect …

Livestock grazing is one of the most common management practices for grasslands and can
greatly affect their biodiversity. However, arthropod diversity response patterns to grazing …

Green alder shrubs Alnus viridis increasingly overgrow European mountain pastures but
hinder natural forest succession. This nitrogen‐fixing, autochthonous invasive species has …

Over the last decades, the reduction of manpower for herd management has led to an
increase of continuous grazing systems (CGS) in the Italian Alps, which allow cattle to roam …

Drought events can strongly affect ecosystem functioning by modifying relationship between
plants, microbes and soil chemistry, with consequent impacts on nutrient cycling. However …

In alpine environments, very low and very high amounts of soil nutrients are generally
associated to the lowest plant diversity and forage quality levels. Both soil nutrient content …

Feeding behavior is a multifactorial process with pivotal relevance for the maintenance and
survival of ruminants. This study evaluated the effect of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) …

It has been widely demonstrated that farm management affects the plant species
composition of grassland. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of farm …

Context Many tree and shrub species are underestimated fodder resources due to
insufficient knowledge about their potential feeding value, especially for goats. Aims The …