Field experiments have enhanced our understanding of drought impacts on terrestrial ecosystems—But where do we go from here?

AK Knapp, KV Condon, CC Folks… - Functional …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
We review results from field experiments that simulate drought, an ecologically impactful
global change threat that is predicted to increase in magnitude, extent, duration and …

Environmental factors regulate soil microbial attributes and their response to drought in rangeland ecosystems

S Toledo, VF Bondaruk, L Yahdjian, GR Oñatibia… - Science of The Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In ecosystems, soil microbial variables characterization are used to determine soil biological
health and the response of soils to environmental stress. Although there are strong …

The LTAR Grazing Land Common Experiment at the Jornada Experimental Range: Old genetics, new precision technologies, and adaptive value chains

S Spiegal, R Estell, A Cibils, A Cox, MM McIntosh… - 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rangelands and the supply chains connected to them are central to the agrifood systems of
the Southwestern United States. Local ranchers are simultaneously arid lands managers …

Leveraging Google Earth Engine to estimate foliar C: N ratio in an African savannah rangeland using Sentinel 2 data

AM Arogoundade, O Mutanga, J Odindi… - … Applications: Society and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Rangelands are important fodder for livestock and wildlife, and provide a range of
ecosystem services to the environment. Foliar nutrients such as nitrogen, carbon, and plant …

Individual‐plant selectivity by sheep in drylands scales‐up at plant population level and controls the forage supply and its accessibility

GR Oñatibia, MR Aguiar… - Journal of Applied …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Diet selectivity by domestic herbivores controls plant community structure and dynamics and
may induce rangeland degradation, particularly in drylands. However, management …

On the early warning signal of degradation in drylands: Patches or plants?

GR Oñatibia, MR Aguiar - Journal of Ecology, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Global drylands are threatened by grazing pressure intensification and climate change,
which act as major drivers of land degradation. Detecting this process at an early stage is …

Secondary production of the central rangeland region of the U nited S tates

EJ Raynor, JD Derner, MD Hartman… - Ecological …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rangelands are the dominant land use across a broad swath of central North America
where they span a wide gradient, from< 350 to> 900 mm, in mean annual precipitation …

Late summer intensive grazing, an alternative to herbicide application in rangelands of the Flooding Pampa

J Asad, K Van Sundert, AVE Qüesta, P Preliasco… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Flooding Pampa harbors grasslands of high conservation value and provides
grazing ground for extensive livestock production in uplands while lowlands are less …

Annual and seasonal dynamic of carbon sequestration in a Patagonian steppe

A Burek, SJ Bucci, L Carbonell-Silletta… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Arid and semiarid ecosystems comprise approximately 40% of the global terrestrial surface
and play an important role in the carbon-climate system. However, despite their large …

Sequías agropecuarias en la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina, en el período 1996-2018

DS Maglione, P Paredes, JA Soto… - Ecología …, 2024‏ - ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar
Las sequías recurrentes afectan tanto a los ecosistemas naturales como a las actividades
humanas. Generan daños económicos significativos, en especial cuando son prolongadas …