Abstract Rangelands of Central Asia (referring to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in this study), the largest contiguous area of grazed land in …

Natural and human factors exert a profound impact on the degradation of rangelands,
human effects being the most significant factor in increasing the severity of deterioration …

Effective and efficient segmentation of vegetation from digital plant images is an actively
studied topic in crop phenoty**. Many of the formerly proposed methods showed good …

Despite the importance of fodder shrubs to small ruminant diets and production in arid and
semi-arid ecosystems, they are often not considered when quantifying grazing land …

Fractional vegetation cover is a key indicator of rangeland health. However, survey
techniques such as line-point intercept transect, pin frame quadrats, and visual cover …

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 …

The ice-free areas of Maritime Antarctica show complex mosaics of surface covers, with wide
patches of diverse bare soils and rock, together with various vegetation communities …

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Abstract The Thar Desert, Sindh, Pakistan is characterized by low productivity. Besides,
economy is based on agriculture, livestock and mining, nevertheless, livestock graze freely …

Long-term protection of arid ecosystems changes the vegetation and soil structures. The
quantification of aboveground biomass and carbon content are among the principal …