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Ecosystem services and environmental benefits in livestock systems: Definition of terms, and valuation methods
Livestock systems, as socioecological entities, contribute diverse ecosystem services and environmental benefits. In this brief, we define seven prioritized ecosystem services and three environmental benefits within livestock ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable practices: Reseeding: a practical and costeffective technique that enhances ecological sustainability while strengthening system resilience
The problem of rangeland degradation can be reversed through revegetation, for example through inclusion of various locally adapted native species in the reseeding. Reseeding is the process by which rangelands are rehabilitated ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable native shrub species - Calligonum comosum
Calligonum comosum: the multipurpose sand dune stabilizer.
Arid and semi-arid rangelands face increasing climate variability and grazing pressure as the world’s demand for food increases. ICARDA is promoting drought-tolerant ...
Using GPS collars at the Karakalpakstan site. Presentation of Work.
The (brief) presentation describes the use of GPS collars in Karakalpakstan action site to monitor the movement of representative grazing Karakul sheep. The GPS collars were deployed on 20 August 2015 on the sheep.
Procedure_Part 3_Rangeland Community Survey
The community rangeland management survey adds another aspect to the characterization of the rangeland Badhia. The questionnaire includes quantitative as well as qualitative data. Most of the information gathered is an ...
Scattered trees across rangeland landscape in Senegal provide shade for livestock
image shows the role of the trees in Senegal rangelands serving as crucial providers of shade, offering relief and protection to grazing livestock from the scorching sun
The effect of grazing exclusion on vegetation characteristics and plant community structure in arid lowland pastures
Rangelands are the mainstay of pastoral livelihoods worldwide. Within rangelands, there are landscape depressions or lowlands characterized by high production potentials with their unique edaphic and hydrologic properties. ...
Spatial Occupancy Patterns and Activity of Arid Rangeland Cattle Grazing Small Riparian Pastures
The spatial occupancy patterns and activity of cattle grazing three riparian pastures was investigated in northeastern Oregon using Global Positioning System (GPS) collars logging at 1-sec intervals. Cattle consistently ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable rangeland management practices; Shrub planting: contributing to ecological sustainability while aiming towards livelihood improvement
The degradation of rangelands is induced by overgrazing, over-gathering of firewood, and conversion of the best rangelands into cropping land. Over-exploitation results in negative effects leading to soil erosion and the ...
Effect of livestock grazing on plant cover and species diversity in desert rangelands: A case study of Musawar Al Ottoria in Qatar
Protection 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 ...