Aims Grasslands are the world's most extensive terrestrial ecosystem, and are a major feed
source for livestock. Meeting increasing demand for meat and other dairy products in a …

The timely and accurate quantification of grassland biomass is a prerequisite for sustainable
grazing management. With advances in artificial intelligence, the launch of new satellites …

Estimation of natural grassland biomass was carried out in a region located in the Brazilian
Pampa, using field and remote sensing data and statistical models. The study was …

Lichens are a bottleneck resource for circumpolar populations of reindeer, and as such, for
reindeer husbandry as an indigenous Sami land-use tradition in northern Sweden. This …

Reindeer lichens (Cladonia spp.) are an essential food source for caribou especially during
winter. They can also be a valuable indicator for ecosystem health and climate change …

Previous research indicates that the effects of climate warming, including shrub expansion
and increasedfire frequency may lead to declining lichen abundance in arctic tundra and …

Reindeer lichens (Cladonia spp.) are an important food source for woodland and barren
ground caribou herds. In this study, we assessed Cladonia classification accuracy in a rocky …

Lichens are combinations of two symbiotic organisms, a green alga or cyanobacterium and
a fungus. They grow in nearly all terrestrial ecosystems and survive in habitats, which are …

Although generally given little attention in vegetation studies, ground-dwelling (terricolous)
lichens are major contributors to overall carbon and nitrogen cycling, albedo, biodiversity …

Frequent flooding worldwide, especially in grazing environments, requires map** and
monitoring grazing land cover and pasture quality to support land management. Although …