Most of our knowledge of the effect of grazing on grassland structure is based on grazed–
ungrazed contrasts. The effects of grazing in the most common scenario, where grazing …

Despite years of accumulating scientific evidence that fire is critical for maintaining the
structure and function of grassland ecosystems in the US Great Plains, fire has not been …

Overgrazing 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 …

Grazing affects soil carbon (C) storage in grassland ecosystems through livestock trampling,
defoliation, and excretion of urine and dung. However, independent effects of those grazing …

Meeting the diverse sustainability targets of modern society has led to the development of
national‐level management frameworks meant to guide resource management actions and …

Many studies show that semi-arid rangelands throughout the world have been rapidly
converted from a grassland state to a bush encroachment state during the past 50 years …

In many mesic grasslands, such as the central Great Plains in North America, frequent fire is
a key regulator of ecological processes. Long periods of infrequent fire facilitate the …

To many of us, the rangelands are places of boundless inspiration and beauty. They cover a
third of all the land on our planet and include savannah, prairie, steppe, pampas and …

Humans have had an impact on regional and global environments even prior to the
Industrial Revolution through anthropogenic fire, agriculture, and the extinction of the …

Context Woody encroachment is the process whereby grasslands transition to a woody-
dominated state. This process is a global driver of grassland decline and is ultimately the …