Effects of livestock grazing on rangeland biodiversity: A meta‐analysis of grouse populations
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3287
Abstract: Abstract Livestock grazing affects over 60% of the world's agricultural lands and can influence rangeland ecosystem services and the quantity and quality of wildlife habitat, resulting in changes in biodiversity. Concomitantly, livestock grazing has the… read more here.
Keywords: livestock grazing; rangeland; biodiversity; effects livestock ... See more keywords
Effects of ecological restoration on beetle assemblages: results from a large-scale experiment in a Mediterranean steppe rangeland
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1528-8
Abstract: Given that biological conservation cannot prevent the full range of negative impacts on biodiversity, ecological restoration is nowadays commonly acknowledged as a necessary tool for conservation purposes. Here, we report on an ecological rehabilitation project… read more here.
Keywords: steppe; beetle assemblages; rangeland; restoration ... See more keywords
Assessing rangeland cover conversion in Jordan after the Arab spring using a remote sensing approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.07.003
Abstract: Abstract The influence of population growth and Syrian refugee settlements on rangeland degradation in Jordan using remotely-sensed data was assessed. Eleven cloud-free Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) Images that cover the study area were… read more here.
Keywords: 2013 2015; assessing rangeland; jordan; rangeland ... See more keywords
Wildfire Management Across Rangeland Ownerships: Factors Influencing Rangeland Fire Protection Association Establishment and Functioning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2018.05.004
Abstract: ABSTRACT Policymakers and managers are promoting Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPA) as one way to better incorporate private citizens as active participants who contribute to fire suppression efforts on public rangelands. While the RFPA programis… read more here.
Keywords: protection; wildfire; rangeland; management ... See more keywords
Grassland Fire Effects on Steel Fence Posts☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2018.10.007
Abstract: ABSTRACT Rangeland fire effects on flora, fauna, soils, and water have been studied widely. Fire effects information is limited on rangeland developments such as fencing. Fencing is an integral part of rangeland infrastructure and receives… read more here.
Keywords: fire; fence; rangeland; fire effects ... See more keywords
Surveillance of Baladi Goat Feeding Behavior in Response to a Mediterranean Natural Rangeland Evolution☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2020.01.005
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Lebanese Baladi goat dairy production sector suffers from food availability problems due to the dependence on natural rangelands and the scarcity of crop residues and forage pastures, leading to lower production. Thus, the… read more here.
Keywords: baladi; feeding behavior; rangeland; natural rangelands ... See more keywords
Low‐cost grass restoration using erosion barriers in a degraded African rangeland
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.12426
Abstract: Rangeland degradation, typified by extensive bare ground and soil erosion, is a serious problem around the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, rangeland degradation threatens the food security of millions of people who depend on livestock and… read more here.
Keywords: grass; rangeland; low cost; vegetation ... See more keywords
Uganda’s rangeland policy: intentions, consequences and opportunities
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DOI: 10.1186/s13570-017-0111-3
Abstract: This paper analyses Uganda’s rangeland policies and their ecological and socio-economic consequences, beginning in pre-colonial times. The paper interrogates what informed these policies, their objectives and outcomes that have been realized. Policy actions are recommended… read more here.
Keywords: uganda rangeland; policy; rangeland resources; use ... See more keywords
A review of potential methods for monitoring rangeland degradation in Libya
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DOI: 10.1186/s13570-018-0118-4
Abstract: 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. This occurs through agricultural expansion at the expense of… read more here.
Keywords: degradation; review potential; degradation libya; rangeland degradation ... See more keywords
Dynamics of Aboveground Natural Enemies of Grasshoppers, and Biodiversity after Application of Paranosema locustae in Rangeland
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DOI: 10.3390/insects10080224
Abstract: Substantial harm to ecosystems from the use of chemical pesticides has led to an increasing interest in the use of biopesticides to control grasshoppers in rangelands, including China. One such potential biopesticide for control of… read more here.
Keywords: locustae; rangeland; paranosema locustae; aboveground natural ... See more keywords