Among options for atmospheric CO2 removal, sequestering soil organic carbon (SOC) via
improved grazing management is a rare opportunity because it is scalable across millions of …

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 …

Multi-year droughts combined with other stressors such as defoliation are likely to have
substantial ecological impacts. However, grasslands vary significantly in their response to …

Grassland provides many ecosystem services; therefore, sustainable management practices
of grassland are crucial for maintaining and enhancing its ecosystem health and resilience …

Defoliation, often induced by herbivores, and soil microbiomes are recognized as key
drivers of plant diversity and productivity in grasslands. However, lack of experiments …

There is increasing interest in perennial crops to build soil carbon (C), but the mechanisms
underlying soil C accrual in perennial croplands remain unclear, especially over time in the …

Drought has the most significant impact on arid grassland ecosystems. Managed grazing,
including the timing and intensity of defoliation, may interact with drought to differentially …

The ability of plants to efficiently supply nitrogen (N) to their shoots is critical for
reconstructing photosynthetic tissues after defoliation events. We conducted an indoor …

Adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing has been promoted to increase soil organic carbon
(SOC) stocks over continuously grazed (CG) pastures; however, the evidence for this is still …

Grasslands store large quantities of organic carbon (C) and thus can markedly impact global
climate change if they are disturbed. How practices such as grazing intensity and climate …