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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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Grazing periodicity, grazing rate, feeding preference, and gut examination of early juveniles of abalone Haliotis asinina–fed five benthic diatom species
This study evaluated the suitability of five diatom species ( Amphora sp., Cocconeis sp., Navicula ramosissima , Nitzschia sp., and Tryblionella sp.)...
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Long-term continuous mismatch between grazing cues and real grazing losses causes attenuation of induced morphological defense in Scenedesmus
For the freshwater phytoplankton Scenedesmus , morphological defense induced by infochemicals released from grazers (such as Daphnia ) is considered to...
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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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Exploring grazing intensity effects: nitrogen uptake in grassland species and soil carbon allocation
Background and aimsGrazing drives carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics of grasslands through livestock trampling, defoliation, and excretion. Still,...
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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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The effect of salinity on the grazing rate and survival of Daphnia magna females adapted to different salinities
The cladoceran Daphnia magna inhabits lakes with salinities up to 10 g L −1 . We compared the effects of different salinities (up to 9 g L −1 ) on the...
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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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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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Ciliate Grazing on the Bloom-Forming Microalga Gonyostomum semen
The freshwater raphidophyte Gonyostomum semen forms extensive summer blooms in northern European humic lakes. The development of these blooms might...
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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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Silvopastoral system: persistence of Andropogon grass and grazing behavior of goats
The use of silvopastoral systems improves the sustainability of resources, enhancing the efficiency of the production system, with potential to offer...
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Grazing induces positive direct effect of shrubs on nematode diversity but suppresses indirect effects through microbial pathways
Background and aimsDominant plants shape belowground communities, which in turn influences ecosystem functioning. Similarly, herbivores affect...
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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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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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Grazing by nano- and microzooplankton on heterotrophic picoplankton dominates the biological carbon cycling around the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Over the past 40 years, the significance of microzooplankton grazing in oceanic carbon cycling has been highlighted with the help of dilution...
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Performance of Pantaneira breed cows in precision grazing system
Use of a grazing system that takes into account the ingestive behavior of animals and the physiological characteristics of plants maximizes land use...
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Annual methane uptake of an artificial grassland under different grazing strategies
Increased grazing has led to the degradation of natural grasslands, which can be mitigated by implementing artificial grasslands. Continuous and...
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Technologies used in ruminant grazing management: an integrative review
The objective of this study was to identify the main technologies used in the management of ruminant grazing. We developed a review protocol in which...
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Western Rangeland Livestock Production Systems and Grazing Management
Rangeland wildlife ecology and conservation is strongly influenced by domestic livestock systems. Domestic livestock production on rangelands in...