Integrating functional traits into trophic rewilding science

J Atkinson, R Gallagher, S Czyżewski, M Kerr… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic rewilding is gaining rapid momentum as a means of restoration across the world.
Advances in research are elucidating the wide‐ranging effects of trophic rewilding and …

Weed management for landscape scale restoration of global temperate grasslands

T Humphries, SK Florentine, K Dowling… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, temperate grasslands have been significantly degraded as a result of urbanisation,
grazing and agriculture. Weeds now dominate most of these ecosystems, resulting in the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of climate and grazing on the soil organic carbon dynamics of the grasslands in Northern **njiang during the past twenty years

G Wang, J Mao, L Fan, X Ma, Y Li - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
The soil organic carbon (SOC) of grasslands is a vital component of the global carbon cycle.
The SOC in grassland ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions is sensitive to global …

Investigating the effects of climate change and anthropogenic activities on SOC storage and cumulative CO2 emissions in forest soils across altitudinal gradients using …

A Golchin, M Misaghi - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the impact of climate change, grazing, manure application, and
liming on soil organic carbon (SOC) stock and cumulative carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions …

Intensive grazing alters the diversity, composition and structure of plant-pollinator interaction networks in Central European grasslands

D Rakosy, E Motivans, V Ştefan, A Nowak… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Complex socio-economic, political and demographic factors have driven the increased
conversion of Europe's semi-natural grasslands to intensive pastures. This trend is …

Subsidized Common Agricultural Policy grazing jeopardizes the protection of biodiversity and Natura 2000 targeted species

O Kindvall, M Franzén, J Askling, A Forsman… - Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In Europe, Natura 2000 sites should protect threatened target species and networks
of habitats. The management of Natura 2000 grasslands is often financed by subsidized …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of long-term mowing on biomass composition in Pannonian dry grasslands

J Házi, K Penksza, A Barczi, S Szentes, G Pápay - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study is focused on the vegetation of seminatural dry grasslands. These grasslands are
valuable with large biodiversity; however, their long-term preservation requires regular …

Grassland biodiversity response to livestock grazing, productivity, and climate varies across biome components and diversity measurements

Y Wu, Y Du, X Liu, X Wan, B Yin, Y Hao… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Livestock overgrazing and climate change have been identified as the primary causes of
grassland degeneration and biodiversity decline, yet the underlying mechanism remains …

Productive overcompensation of alpine meadows in response to yak grazing in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

TD Mipam, LL Zhong, JQ Liu, G Miehe… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the interaction between large herbivores and pasture production, especially
with respect to the grazing optimization hypothesis, is critical for pasture management and …

Moderate grazing promotes the root biomass in Kobresia meadow on the northern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

L Dai, X Guo, X Ke, F Zhang, Y Li, C Peng… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Grazing is an important modulator of both plant productivity and biodiversity in grassland
community, yet how to determine a suitable grazing intensity in alpine grassland is still …