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- Library Collection RecordSeed pods of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia nilotica have higher nutritive value than grasses and other browse plants during the dry season and form an important part of the diet of livestock.…Publication Date 2021
- Library Collection RecordThe distribution of livestock grazing is a key principle of range management. This study examines pastoralists' perceptions of the factors that affect the distribution of livestock in the…Publication Date 2021
- Library Collection RecordCurrent methods to measure aboveground biomass (AGB) do not deliver adequate results in relation to the extent and spatial variability that characterise rangelands. An optimised protocol for the…Publication Date 2021
- Library Collection RecordRangelands provide several valuable ecological services and provide for the livelihoods of local herders on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). However, rangelands are being degraded due to…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordOvergrazing and climate warming may be important drivers of alpine rangeland degradation in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). In this study, the effects of grazing and experimental warming on the…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Altun National Nature Reserve, located on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China, is one of 35 most important biodiversity sites worldwide. Land-use and cover change are…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordOne of the focuses of global change research is on the impact of climate change on alpine vegetation. The Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve is the largest alpine desert rangeland reserve in…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordGrassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau has become one of the most important issues for ecological science and policy-making in China. Even though researchers have explained the process…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe changes in vegetation composition and plant diversity of three different alpine ecosystems: alpine meadow, alpine steppe and alpine desert, impacted by different levels of degradation (healthy,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordTo examine biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships in alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, we compared differences in plant species and functional group diversity (sedges, grasses…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted in the Hudong-Ketu area to the south-east of Qinghai Lake, China, one of the main habitats of Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii). The objective was to…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe relationships among environmental factors, rodent activity disturbance and plant-community diversity were studied across four sites in a prefecture of the Three-River-Source' region of the…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordEcosystem services emerged as a concept to bridge ecosystem conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources. Given the limited funding and resources available for ecosystem conservation,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThis paper evaluated changes in vegetation from 2000 to 2012, based on 1-km resolution 16-day composite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThis special issue covers a wide range of topics on the protection and sustainable management of alpine rangelands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), including Indigenous knowledge of sustainable…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordBanning of grazing is a widely used means of restoring degraded rangeland in China. However, little is known about the time required to restore degraded alpine meadows through the use of a grazing…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordRainfall variability is a major challenge to sustainable grazing management in northern Australia, with management often complicated further by large, spatially-heterogeneous paddocks. This paper…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordManaging large variations in herbage production, resulting from highly variable seasonal rainfall, provides a major challenge for the sustainable management of Astrebla (Mitchell grass) grasslands in…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordEuropean rabbits are severe environmental pests in Australia but reporting of density-damage relationships has been hindered by a lack of simple methods to estimate the density of rabbit populations…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordCascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold (Apocynaceae) is an invasive woody weed that has formed large infestations at several locations in northern Australia. Understanding the reproductive biology of C.…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordExcess sediments from agricultural areas are having a detrimental impact on the Great Barrier Reef, and threaten the long-term viability of rangeland grazing. Changes to grazing management have been…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordNet primary productivity (NPP) of grasslands is a key variable for characterising carbon cycles in grassland ecosystems. The prediction of NPP in Inner Mongolia is important for adaptation to future…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe Tibetan plateau is the source of most of the major rivers of Asia and has a huge impact on the livelihoods of the population, who have for centuries engaged in traditional herding practices.…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordMost rangelands in Jordan are degraded and contain almost no perennial vegetation. A study was conducted near Tal alRumman, Jordan to evaluate grazing behaviour of sheep under typical sheep…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe aim of the study was to estimate the payback period of rangeland improvement investments made under the coordination of the Eastern Anatolia Agricultural Research Institute (EAARI) in the Eastern…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordFree-ranging livestock play a pivotal role globally in the conversion of plant tissue into products and services that support man's many and changing lifestyles. With domestication came the task…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordPack and saddle stock, including, but not limited to domesticated horses, mules, and burros, are used to support commercial, private and administrative activities in the Sierra Nevada. The use of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordPasture rest is a possible strategy for improving land condition in the extensive grazing lands of northern Australia. If pastures currently in poor condition could be improved, then overall animal…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe world's rangelands are often seen as offering considerable potential as a carbon (C) sink, which could contribute to the management of atmospheric C levels, but there are often few data…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding both the carbon dynamics within Australia's northern savannas and the opportunities presented through diversification into carbon markets is of relevance to pastoral land managers…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordBurning of savanna is a globally important source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In Australia, burning of savanna contributes between 2% and 4% annually of the nation's reportable emissions…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordLeymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvelev grassland is the most widely distributed native steppe vegetation type suitable for haymaking in the semiarid pastoral regions of north-east Asia. The long-term…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordAnthropogenic fires in Australia's fire-prone savannas produce up to 3% of the nation's accountable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Incentives to improve fire management have been created…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordHerders' desirable stocking rates and their opinions of overstocking were studied using survey and multi-regression methods in the meadow steppe, typical steppe and desert steppe regions of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordClimate change, associated with increased aridity, and high grazing pressure by livestock results in the scarcity and loss of perennial Poaceae in arid ecosystems. The species threatened by this…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordLand activities contribute ~18% of total greenhouse gas emissions produced in Australia. To help reduce these emissions, the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) was implemented in 2011 to encourage land…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reports the effects of different deferments of sheep grazing on plant variables of desert steppe vegetation in Inner Mongolia during 2010-2012. The study was initiated in May 2010 and…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordMast seeding, the intermittent production of large synchronised seed crops among plant populations, is a phenomenon that occurs at exceptionally long intervals in spinifex grasses (Triodia spp.) from…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordMexico is one of the two centres of diversification of oaks (Quercus spp.) in the world, with 161 species, 66% of which are endemic. The local-scale analysis of trends in climate variables, using…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordContinuous grazing systems (CGS) are still widely used for managing cattle herds in the south-western Alps. Recently, Pastoral Plans have been used as a policy tool to improve grazing management.…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe recent trend to farming or re-domestication of feral goats poses serious questions for the ecological sustainability of the semiarid and arid rangelands of southern Australia. This paper reviews…Publication Date 2014
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- Library Collection RecordThe occurrence of interstitial species in Astrebla grasslands in Australia are influenced by grazing and seasonal rainfall but the interactions of these two influences are complex. This paper…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordBush encroachment is a serious problem in savanna rangelands of southern Africa. There is a strong interest in practical and reliable assessment methods to quantify related vegetation changes in the…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to explore the impact of climate change and human activities on the annual production of aboveground biomass of vegetation during the past 31 years at a county scale…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordInitially, the size-class structure of 1067 natural sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) trees and seedlings, growing in populations at three semi-arid sites (Burnerbinmah, Ninghan and Goongarrie) in…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe growing popularity of the Dorper breed of sheep potentially may have implications for the ecological sustainability of the semiarid and arid rangelands of southern Australia. The implications are…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordFire and grazing are commonplace in Australian tropical savannas and the effects of these management practices on soil organic carbon stocks (SOC) is not well understood. A long-term (20 years)…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordChina is rich in grassland resources, with 400×106ha of natural grasslands and 18 main types, mostly distributed in the north-east, north, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Xinjiang regions. Grassland-based…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordA long-term (1993-2013) experiment in grazed semiarid tropical savannas in northern Australia tested the impact of varying the frequency (every 2, 4 and 6 years) and season (June - EDS versus October…Publication Date 2014