Stom** in silence: Conceptualizing trampling effects on soils in polar tundra

M Tuomi, M Väisänen, H Ylänne, FQ Brearley… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ungulate trampling modifies soils and interlinked ecosystem functions across biomes. Until
today, most research has focused on temperate ecosystems and mineral soils while …

Grazing allometry: anatomy, movement, and foraging behavior of three cattle breeds of different productivity

CM Pauler, J Isselstein, J Berard… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Modern breeding has formed a multitude of cattle breeds ranging from undemanding, low-
productive breeds to high-productive, specialized dairy, or beef cattle. The choice of breed …

Grazing practices affect phyllosphere and rhizosphere bacterial communities of Kobresia humilis by altering their network stability

JP Hu, MX Zhang, ZL Lü, YY He, XX Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary utilization strategy for meadow grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP)
is livestock grazing. This practice is considered as one of the major drivers of plant …

Grazing effects on vegetation: Biodiversity, management, and restoration

P Török, R Lindborg, D Eldridge… - Applied Vegetation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In many regions, wild large herbivores have maintained open landscapes up to and
including historic times, but, more recently, have been largely replaced by domestic …

Intraspecific trait variation of grassland species in response to grazing depends on resource acquisition strategy

H Streit, LS Menezes, VD Pillar… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Question Grazing is an important disturbance for maintenance of structure and functioning of
the plant communities in grassy ecosystems. Functional characteristics of plants, which are …

Disentangling the effects of animal defoliation, trampling, and excretion deposition on plant nutrient resorption in a semi-arid steppe: The predominant role of …

T Zhang, FY Li, Y Li, C Shi, H Wang, L Wu, Z Bai… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nutrient resorption is a key strategy of perennial plants for conservation and efficient use of
nutrients. Previous studies show that semi-arid steppe may maintain its nutrient resorption …

Effects of livestock grazing on soil, plant functional diversity, and ecological traits vary between regions with different climates in northeastern Iran

S Rahmanian, M Hejda, H Ejtehadi… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the responses of vegetation characteristics and soil properties to grazing in
different precipitation regimes is useful for the management of rangelands, especially in the …

Different effects of sheep excrement type and supply level on plant and soil C: N: P stoichiometry in a typical steppe on the loess plateau

L Li, J Zhang, XZ He, F Hou - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Aims Deposition of urine and dung is a key mechanism by which herbivores influence the
nutrient cycling of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, little is known about the roles of urine, dung …

Overgrazing causes a reduction in the vegetation cover and seed bank of Patagonian grasslands

SL Gonzalez, L Ghermandi - Plant and soil, 2021 - Springer
Aim Soil and vegetation degradation are among the most serious consequences of
overgrazed grasslands. Changes in vegetation may affect soil seed bank size and …

Grassland plant community composition and dynamics: disturbance as determinants of grassland diversity

BO Andrade, LS Menezes, II Boldrini, VD Pillar… - … grasslands: ecology and …, 2023 - Springer
Campos Sulinos grasslands have a long evolutionary history intertwined with fire and
grazing: they are disturbance-dependent ecosystems. Disturbance, in this context, refers to …