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Grazing management impacts on vegetation, soil biota and soil chemical, physical and hydrological properties in tall grass prairie
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In this article, the authors evaluated the impact of multi-paddock (MP) grazing at a high stocking rate compared to light continuous (LC) and heavy continuous (HC) grazing on neighboring commercial ranches in each of three proximate counties in north Texas tall grass prairie.About:
This article is published in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 340 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Grazing.read more
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The effects of fencing on carbon stocks in the degraded alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
TL;DR: It is concluded that the level of soil microbial biomass carbon was crucial to the C cycle in the alpine grasslands and that fencing may be an important management strategy for restoring lightly or moderately degraded grassland in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
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Effect of land abandonment on soil organic carbon fractions along a Mediterranean precipitation gradient
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the evolution of different carbon fractions after land abandonment along a West-East precipitation gradient in southern Spain (Gaucin (GAU): 1080.5mmy −−1 −Almogia: 650mm y − −1 −Gergal (GER): 350 y −1 ).
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Soil organic matter formation, persistence, and functioning: A synthesis of current understanding to inform its conservation and regeneration
TL;DR: In this paper , the processes and drivers of SOM formation and persistence within a coherent state-of-the-art framework are presented. And the specific properties of SOM which influence its contributions to these contributions are discussed, with implications for SOM conservation and regeneration to promote desired outcomes.
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Influence of grazing exclosure on vegetation biomass and soil quality
Shagufta Qasim,Shamim Gul,Shamim Gul,Maria Hussain Shah,Fayyaz Hussain,Sarfraz Ahmad,Muhammad Islam,Gulbano Rehman,Muhammad Yaqoob,Syed Qasim Shah +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of sixteen years exclosure from unmanaged grazing on aboveground vegetation biomass, soil organic matter (SOM), soil aggregation and nitrogen (N) mineralization in arid shrubland of Baluchistan, Pakistan was investigated.
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Commentary: A critical assessment of the policy endorsement for holistic management
TL;DR: The authors summarizes the evidence supporting holistic management and intensive rotational grazing (IRG) to demonstrate the extent to which Sherren and coauthors have overstated their policy endorsement of HM for rangeland application.
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