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dc.contributorAl Kaabi, Nasseren_US
dc.contributorAl Wawi, Hayelen_US
dc.contributorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.creatorOuled Belgacem, Azaiezen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-23T22:18:27Z
dc.date.available2017-07-23T22:18:27Z
dc.identifierhttps://file:///C:/Users/sara/Downloads/Range%20Mgmt%20%20%20Agroforestry_2013_Effect%20of%20livestock%20grazing%20on%20plant%20cover%20and%20species%20diversity%20in%20desert%20rangelands.pdfen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/NXYe2dKren_US
dc.identifier.citationAzaiez Ouled Belgacem, Nasser Al Kaabi, Hayel Al Wawi, Mounir Louhaichi. (17/6/2013). Effect of livestock grazing on plant cover and species diversity in desert rangelands: A case study of Musawar Al Ottoria in Qatar. Range Management and Agroforestry, 34 (1), pp. 88-92.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/7200
dc.description.abstractProtection of designated areas within rangelands is widely considered to be the most effective and the practical way to conserve plant diversity and maintain ecosystem composition and structure. Thus, the effect of protection (two levels of grazing) at two sites in a rangeland was monitored: inside Musawar (enclosure), where the protection level is high, and an open area (outside the Musawar) where human and livestock had unrestricted access to ecosystem resources. Total plant cover, plant density, perennial species cover and their contribution were determined inside and outside the Musawar. The findings revealed considerable positive effects of protection on the scored parameters. However, the results emphasized a negative effect of the long term protection on vegetation dynamics. This was observed by the abundance of a very competitive annual species (Stipa capensis) and the occurrence of crusts on the soil surface (which may constitute an obstacle to water infiltration and seeds germination) inside Al Musawar. Short term protection followed by light grazing was found more sustainable than long term protection of some degraded rangelands in Qatar.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Journalsen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceRange Management and Agroforestry;34,(2013) Pagination 88-92en_US
dc.subjectgrazing impactsen_US
dc.subjectmusawaren_US
dc.subjectrangelanden_US
dc.titleEffect of livestock grazing on plant cover and species diversity in desert rangelands: A case study of Musawar Al Ottoria in Qataren_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2013-06-17en_US
dcterms.extent88-92en_US
cg.creator.idOuled Belgacem, Azaiez: 0000-0002-5946-7540en_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.subject.agrovocforageen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclivestocken_US
cg.subject.agrovocprotectionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocplant coveren_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerMinistry of Municipality and Environment - MoMEen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.projectCommunication and Documentation Information Services (CODIS)en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.countryQAen_US
cg.contactm.louhaichi@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
mel.impact-factor0.322en_US
cg.issn0971-2070en_US
cg.journalRange Management and Agroforestryen_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.volume34en_US


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