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Botanical Composition and Species Diversity of Arid and Desert Rangelands in Tataouine, Tunisia
Natural rangelands occupy about 5.5 million hectares of Tunisia’s landmass, and 38% of this area is in Tataouine governorate. Although efforts towards natural restoration are increasing rapidly as a result of restoration ...
Alien plants are less palatable to pest herbivores than native plants: evidence from cafeteria experiments in search of suitable plant species to restore degraded ecosystems
Nowadays, the ecology and evolutionary potential of alien species are the subjects of several ecological studies. The goal of this study was to compare the feeding preference of Arion ater on seedlings and leaves of alien ...
Effects of climate change and grazing pressure on shrub communities of West Asian rangelands
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate the vulnerability of the important rangeland shrub, Atriplex leucoclada (Boiss) to both climate change and livestock grazing, within the Syrian rangelands as a representative ...
Root growth and soil carbon turnover in Opuntia ficus-indica as affected by soil volume availability
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of soil volume restriction, i.e. root confinement, on below-andabove ground growth of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill) as well as the effect on root architecture ...
The Effect of Soil Volume Availability on Opuntia ficus-indica Canopy and Root Growth
The study investigated the e_ect of soil volume restriction on the below- and above-ground growth of Opuntia ficus-indica through understanding the limit imposed by root confinement via di_erent soil volumes on root and ...
Effect of slope aspect on vegetation characteristics in mountain rangelands of Tajikistan: considerations for future ecological management and restoration
Tajikistan’s rangelands are mostly mountainous and consist of summer and winter pastures. Vegetation structure and composition in these diverse landscapes are generally influenced by environmental factors. The objective ...
Morphological characterization of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) accessions from Agadir, Morocco
Proceeding paper on Morphological characterization of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) accessions from Agadir, Morocco:
The North Africa region falls under an arid or semi-arid climate and is considered as a hot spot ...
Evaluation of morphological and chemical characteristics of spineless cactus pears under the environmental conditions of Qatar
Proceeding paper on Evaluation of morphological and chemical characteristics of spineless cactus pears under the environmental conditions of Qatar: The present study was conducted to evaluate 38 spineless cactus pear ...
Assessment of different supplemental feeding strategies including cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) to enhance sheep productivity in Chakwal, Pakistan
Proceeding paper on Assessment of different supplemental feeding strategies including cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) to enhance sheep productivity in Chakwal, Pakistan:
In arid and semiarid areas, livestock production ...
Impact of grazing on soil, vegetation and ewe production performances in a semi-arid rangeland
Controlled grazing is considered a good management strategy to maintain or increase the live weight of livestock and to reduce vegetation degradation of rangelands. The present study investigated soil characteristics, ...