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Impact of climate change on pasture quality in Mediterranean dehesas subjected to different grazing histories
Background and aimsForecasted climate change and overgrazing are threatening the sustainability of dehesas, human-managed ecosystems where pastures,...
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Impact of diversified grazing systems on milk production, nutrient use and enteric methane emissions in dual-purpose cows
This study evaluated three continuous grazing systems: Brachiaria Brizantha , Clitoria ternatea and naturalized pastures, complemented with commercial...
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Short-term grazing diminished ecosystem multifunctionality of grassland in northern China
Background and AimsGrasslands play important roles in production as well as having ecological functions. Grazing affects grassland ecosystem...
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Management of Grazing Lands
A grazing land is defined as a land unit consisting mostly of herbaceous and shrub vegetation where animals graze (Fig. 18.1). While it primarily...
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Impact of zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton in north temperate coastal lakes: changes along gradients in salinity and nutrients
Zooplankton grazing at similar nutrient levels is generally regarded as lower in brackish than in freshwater lakes, but experimental evidence of this...
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Strands of connection: unraveling livestock grazing effects on orb-weaver spiders
Studies on the effects of grazing disturbances in grasslands have shown mixed results for spider diversity, mainly regarding their guilds. While...
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Influence of grazing intensity on richness, phylogenetic and functional dimensions of highly diverse mountainous grasslands from Mazandaran, Iran
Recently, more studies have focused on predicting plant response to livestock grazing by using plant functional traits as indicators to study species...
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Intensive rotational grazing in pastures reduces the early establishment of an invasive tree species
Grazing is one of the principal drivers triggering woody invasion in grasslands and savannas worldwide, but evidence is opposing. Cattle can promote...
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Leaf trait plasticity reveals interactive effects of temporally disjunct grazing and warming on plant communities
Changes in climate and grazing intensity influence plant-community compositions and their functional structure. Yet, little is known about their...
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Map** livestock grazing in semi-natural areas in the European Union and United Kingdom
ContextLivestock grazing throughout Europe has resulted in high diversity of semi-natural areas in past centuries. Currently, most low intensity...
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Carbon Stocks and Total Belowground Carbon Flux Respond to Weather and Grazing in Semiarid Montane Meadows
Montane meadow ecosystems are regional carbon (C) hot spots relative to surrounding uplands and can be substantial C sinks or sources. In the...
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Modeling the effect of grazing on carbon and water use efficiencies in grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
BackgroundCarbon and water use efficiencies (CUE and WUE, respectively) are vital indicators of the adaptability of plants to environmental...
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Fungal but not bacterial β-diversity decreased after 38-year-long grazing in a southern grassland
AimsLivestock grazing greatly affects the soil environments and soil microbial community, potentially driving significant biodiversity losses. Yet,...
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Defoliation, trampling and nutrient return differentially influence grassland productivity by modulating trait-dependent plant community composition: insights from a simulated grazing experiment
Ungulate grazing involves multiple components, including defoliation, dung and urine return, and trampling, which supply offsetting or synergistic...
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Increased grazing drives homogenisation but reduced grazing increases turnover in upland habitat mosaics
Many ecosystems are grazed by livestock or large, wild herbivores and exist as mosaics of different vegetation communities. Changing grazing could...
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Assessing nutrient enrichment and grazing rest effects on grass establishment: implications for exotic and native species
Anthropogenic activities have altered resource availability and disturbance regimes, to reduce the richness of native plant species and favoring the...
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Grazing intensity changes root traits and resource utilization strategies of Stipa breviflora in a desert steppe
Background and AimsRoots are of critical importance to plants due to their role in absorbing soil water and nutrients and adapting to ever-changing...
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Effects of wave exposure and habitat fragmentation on growth and grazing of rocky shore seaweeds: a mesocosm experiment
Seaweeds are foundation species on rocky shores that are exposed to a series of stressors. These include wave exposure, desiccation, grazing, and...
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Grazing exclusion is more effective for vegetation restoration and nutrient transfer in the heavily degraded desert steppe
BackgroundGrazing exclusion is an efficient practice to restore degraded grassland ecosystems by eliminating external disturbances and improving...
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Grazing intensity mediates effects of plant arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis on nitrogen and phosphorus resorption in semiarid grasslands
Background and AimsPlant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) symbiosis and nutrient resorption are key to resource use and conservation strategies for...
