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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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Effects of grazing and nitrogen application on greenhouse gas emissions in alpine meadow
TL;DR: In this paper , the effects and potential mechanisms of grazing, nitrogen application, and their interaction with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were explored on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for three consecutive years.
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The Grazing Intensity Index: A Novel Approach to Comprehensively Quantify Livestock Grazing Intensity
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Pay more for me, I’m from the mountains! The role of the EU Mountain Product term and other credence attributes in consumers’ valuation of lamb meat
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors consider consumers' willingness to pay for three attributes (mountain origin through the EU Mountain Product term; local endangered landrace; agroecosystems stewardship through rotational grazing).
Evaluación de la transición agroecológica de un establecimiento ganadero a base de pastizal de la cuenca del Salado, mediante indicadores = Evaluation of the agroecological transition through indicators of a livestock establishment based on native grasslands of the Salado basin
Abstract: Son muy escasas las experiencias documentadas de manejos agroecológicos en sistemas extensivos de zonas templadas, en particular las que contemplen la utilización de pastizales naturales. Por ello nos propusimos evaluar la factibilidad de la transición de un campo de producción convencional a un campo agroecológico a base de pastizal natural, seleccionando y validando indicadores para evaluar la trayectoria de esta transición. Los indicadores utilizados fueron fáciles de calcular y la mayoría mostró sensibilidad a los cambios realizados en el planteo productivo. Los resultados obtenidos al tercer año de la reconversión agroecológica indican que la mayoría de los indicadores de sustentabilidad de las dimensiones productiva (productividad del pastizal natural, cobertura de especies forrajeras, estado corporal del rodeo de cría), ambiental (cobertura del suelo, riqueza de especies, tasa de descomposición de heces) y de eficiencia económica (margen bruto ganadero) mejoraron sustancialmente en el proceso de reconversión, poniendo en evidencia que no siempre existe un compromiso entre el cuidado del capital natural y los beneficios económicos. El punto crítico para garantizar la sustentabilidad de estos agroecosistemas corresponde a la dimensión social (tenencia de la tierra, grado de arraigo del productor y sus vínculos sociales).
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Ranch-scale soil health, forage quality, and cattle grazing capacity linkages in a high-elevation steppe
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors measured 23 soil variables and 11 forage variables (for Pascopyrum smithii) of 11 grazed pastures from 68 to 146'ha and three ungrazed exclosures.
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