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Dika, Galgalo, Degefa Tolossa, and Shiferaw Muleta Eyana. "Rangeland Degradation and Its Impacts Post-1992: Constructing the Perceptions of Boorana Pastoralist, Southern Ethiopia." International Journal of Ecology 2022 (July 9, 2022): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7978744.

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The rangelands of Africa have been subject to substantial changes. The changes in the savanna rangelands ecology were from different points of view. This study constructs the perceptions of Boorana pastoralists on historic changes in rangelands post-1992 based on the Gadaa timelines. The construction of pastoralist perceptions can make an immense contribution to comprehending the rate, trends, indicators, and impacts of rangeland degradation in Boorana rangelands. This study thus points out that pastoralists can better understand and describe rangeland conditions and factors associated with su

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Ren, Jizhou, and Zizhi Hu. "Preface to the Special Issue of." Rangeland Journal 43, no. 6 (2022): 283–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj22001.

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Rangelands are some of the most widely distributed ecosystems on Earth, covering ~20% of the land surface area. As an important part of terrestrial ecosystems, accurate rangeland classification plays a crucial role in carbon cycling, biodiversity conservation and forage production. The Comprehensive Sequential Classification System of Rangeland (CSCSR), a well accepted rangeland classification system, has attracted global attention and has undergone further development. This paper reviews the origin and development of the CSCSR and its application in the fields of climate change, rangeland and

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Gusha, J., M. Masocha, and P. H. Mugabe. "Impact of grazing system on rangeland condition and grazing capacity in Zimbabwe." Rangeland Journal 39, no. 3 (2017): 219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj15130.

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The influence of different land tenure and rangeland management systems on rangeland condition and livestock grazing capacity in African rangelands is not well documented. A rangeland condition assessment was carried out at 15 sites located in the communal grazing system, small-scale commercial grazing system and the large-scale commercial grazing system in Zimbabwe. Rangeland indicators assessed were: floristic composition, herbaceous biomass yield, shrub stem density and grazing capacity. Grass species composition and forage value were analysed using PROC FREQ procedure of SAS 9.3. Fisher’s

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Saädi, Slim, and Gustave Gintzburger. "A spatial desertification indicator for Mediterranean arid rangelands: a case study in Algeria." Rangeland Journal 35, no. 1 (2013): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj12021.

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Sheep and goat production is the main and sometimes only agricultural activity available to populations living on rangelands in the arid regions around the Mediterranean. Desertification threatens large areas of Mediterranean arid rangelands but remains difficult to describe, quantify and accurately locate for management purposes. A methodology is described which estimates a Spatial Rain-Use Efficiency Index (SRUEI) and its potential use to evaluate rangeland condition at a large scale. It is based on an Aboveground Net Primary Production (AGNPP) map generated from field herbage mass measureme

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Creamer, Maggie, and Kristina Horback. "Researching Human-Cattle Interaction on Rangelands: Challenges and Potential Solutions." Animals 11, no. 3 (2021): 725. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11030725.

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Human-animal interaction (HAI) research spans across many scientific fields and animal taxa. For livestock species, HAI research tends to focus on animals that are managed in close proximity with humans such as poultry, dairy cattle, and swine. Given the nature of rangeland cattle production, HAI research with beef cattle often occurs in and around the processing environment. This high arousal context may skew behavioral and physiological responses by the animals due to the potentially negative interaction. The aim of this review is to describe cattle production on rangelands, examine the cons

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Wolf, Julie, Min Chen, and Ghassem R. Asrar. "Global Rangeland Primary Production and Its Consumption by Livestock in 2000–2010." Remote Sensing 13, no. 17 (2021): 3430. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs13173430.

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Livestock grazing occupies ca. 25% of global ice-free land, removing large quantities of carbon (C) from global rangelands (here, including grass- and shrublands). The proportion of total livestock intake that is supplied by grazing (GP) is estimated at >50%, larger than the proportion from crop- and byproduct-derived fodders. Both rangeland productivity and its consumption through grazing are difficult to quantify, as is grazing intensity (GI), the proportion of annual aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) removed from rangelands by grazing livestock. We develop national or sub-natio

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Foran, B. D. "Sifting the future from the past: a personal assessment of trends impacting the Australian rangelands." Rangeland Journal 29, no. 1 (2007): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj07019.

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The fore-sighting exercise undertaken at the Australian Rangeland Society Conference at Port Augusta 10 years ago in 1996 developed four scenarios: ‘economic growth’, ‘best practice’, ‘extra green’ and ‘partial retreat’. These were later collapsed into two broad directions, ‘looking out’ (the economic rewards generated by a full application of free market policies with rangeland enterprises having strong external linkages will result in production and management efficiencies which benefit the Australian economy) and ‘looking in’ (rangeland Australia and its human, economic and ecological resou

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Tsegaye, Aderaw. "Assessing Rangeland Suitability for Livestock Production in Pastoral Areas of Afar Ethiopia: Multi-Criteria Model Analysis in GIS and Remote Sensing." International Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science 1, no. 1 (2024): 14–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.54536/ijvmas.v1i1.3340.

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Humans benefit significantly from rangelands in terms of both economic and environmental aspects. However, climate variability and anthropogenic causes can hurt rangeland production. Rangeland suitability analysis is a critical step in rangeland management. The study sought to analyze the feasibility of rangelands for livestock production in agro-pastoral areas of Afar, Ethiopia’s pastoral regions. Natural pasture was the predominant feed source for animals, and feed shortage was the primary obstacle to livestock productivity, followed by drought in pastoral and agro-pastoral systems, respecti

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Arjjumend, Hasrat. "Rangelands and Pastoralism in Globalized Economies: Policy Paralysis and Legal Requisites." Pastures & Pastoralism 02 (May 20, 2024): 34–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.33002/pp0203.

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Growing quest for globalization and expanding economies have resulted into fragmentation, enclosure, grabbing, militarization and devastation of rangelands. Grasslands – covering 70% of the global agricultural area – are the basis for livestock production. In most of the countries, governments have little recognition of communal tenures of agro-pastoralists. Consequently, both pastoralists and rangeland ecosystems have suffered a grim fate. On the contrary, the subsistence pastoralism is an established sustainable strategy of livelihood and ecosystem conservation in the rangelands. Unfortunate

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Wu, Xiaoyu, Xiangfeng Zhang, Shikui Dong, et al. "Local perceptions of rangeland degradation and climate change in the pastoral society of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau." Rangeland Journal 37, no. 1 (2015): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj14082.

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Rangelands provide several valuable ecological services and provide for the livelihoods of local herders on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). However, rangelands are being degraded due to overgrazing, policy changes and climate change. In this context, a survey was conducted in Zhuaxixiulong township of Gansu Province, China to examine the rangeland management systems and identify problems herders are facing in terms of livestock production and livelihoods using a Participatory Rural Appraisal approach. The results indicated that local herders perceived recent trends in rangeland degradation,

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Holechek, Jerry L., Hatim M. E. Geli, Andres F. Cibils, and Mohammed N. Sawalhah. "Climate Change, Rangelands, and Sustainability of Ranching in the Western United States." Sustainability 12, no. 12 (2020): 4942. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12124942.

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Accelerated climate change is a global challenge that is increasingly putting pressure on the sustainability of livestock production systems that heavily depend on rangeland ecosystems. Rangeland management practices have low potential to sequester greenhouse gases. However, mismanagement of rangelands and their conversion into ex-urban, urban, and industrial landscapes can significantly exacerbate the climate change process. Under conditions of more droughts, heat waves, and other extreme weather events, management of risks (climate, biological, financial, political) will probably be more imp

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Robinson, Nathaniel P., Matthew O. Jones, Alvaro Moreno, Tyler A. Erickson, David E. Naugle, and Brady W. Allred. "Rangeland Productivity Partitioned to Sub-Pixel Plant Functional Types." Remote Sensing 11, no. 12 (2019): 1427. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11121427.

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Understanding and monitoring the dynamics of rangeland heterogeneity through time and across space is critical for the effective management and conservation of rangeland systems and the sustained supply of the ecosystem goods and services they provide. Conventional approaches (both field-based and remote sensing) to monitoring rangeland productivity fail to effectively capture important aspects of this heterogeneity. While field methods can effectively capture high levels of detail at fine spatial and temporal resolutions, they are limited in their applicability and scalability to larger spati

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Wang, M. P., C. Z. Zhao, R. J. Long, and Y. H. Yang. "Rangeland governance in China: overview, impacts on Sunan County in Gansu Province and future options." Rangeland Journal 32, no. 2 (2010): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj09085.

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The development of the current regulatory framework for management of rangeland resources in China began in 1949. Prior to this, there were family, tribal and other traditional systems of grazing management. The emphasis in government policy since 1949 has been to increase livestock production and economic output from the rangelands. The operations of these policies and regulations in Sunan County, a typical rangeland county in Gansu Province, are examined. The existing laws, policies, and regulations related to rangeland management in Sunan County and elsewhere are identified and described. I

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Ouled Belgacem, Azaiez, Farah Ben Salem, Mouldi Gamoun, Roukaya Chibani, and Mounir Louhaichi. "Revival of traditional best practices for rangeland restoration under climate change in the dry areas." International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 11, no. 5 (2019): 643–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm-02-2018-0019.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the benefits of reintroducing traditional grazing systems practices for improving arid rangelands. Grazing is the most extensive land use in southern Tunisia, but the rangelands have suffered many decades of severe degradation due to profound socioeconomic changes and the emergence of an agro-pastoral society in place of the former pastoral one. Traditional grazing systems (gdel and herd mobility), which had historically allowed for grazing deferment and control of grazing livestock were abandoned. Yet grazing management strategies are importa

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Garba, Y., E. Jobe, E. A. Adeola, and I. R. Muhammad. "Challenges and threats to rangeland utilization and appropriate intervention indicators for sustainable livestock production in North Bank Region of The Gambia." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 48, no. 6 (2022): 321–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v48i6.3320.

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The North Bank Region (NBR) of The Gambia rangeland is composed of shrubby vegetation with few widely spaced trees and undergrowth forbs and grass species on a flat terrain. A study was conducted to ascertain the challenges and threats to rangelands utilization by livestock in NBR, and to identify appropriate intervention indicators for sustainable rangeland livestock production in the region.A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 200 respondents from the seven districts in the NBR. Data obtained from the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Majority (94.9%) of th

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Brown, Joel R., and Neil D. MacLeod. "An ecosystem services filter for rangeland restoration." Rangeland Journal 39, no. 6 (2017): 451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj17071.

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Rangeland restoration ecology and practice have profited from an emphasis on research and development that emphasises technical tools for monitoring and altering ecological processes. However, this approach has not been particularly effective in conveying the potential value of restoration projects to both an interested public and funding institutions. Rangelands, by their nature, are extensive in both land area and ecological process, and the ecosystem services derived from them reflects that diversity of resources. Without explicit links to specific ecological process outputs (i.e. commodity

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Yaghmaei, L., R. Jafari, and S. Soltani. "Investigating net primary production in climate regions of central Zagros, Iran, using MODIS and meteorological data." Climate Research 83 (May 6, 2021): 173–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/cr01643.

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Rangeland production is sensitive to climate conditions. In this study, we monitored actual and potential production in the climate zones of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in central Zagros, Iran, from 2000-2016. Net primary production (NPP), light use efficiency (LUE) and rain use efficiency (RUE) were extracted from climatic and MODIS satellite data using the Carnegie-Ames-Stanford approach (CASA) and Miami models. The accuracy of the modeled NPP maps was assessed using regression analysis, based on field data collected at 750 sites under different rangeland conditions. The spatial distr

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Liebig, M. A., J. R. Hendrickson, and J. D. Berdahl. "Response of soil carbon and nitrogen to transplanted alfalfa in North Dakota rangeland." Canadian Journal of Soil Science 90, no. 3 (2010): 527–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjss09072.

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Incorporation of alfalfa (Medicago spp.) into rangelands can increase forage production and quality and may improve the soil resource. A study was conducted to quantify the effects of alfalfa transplanted into native rangeland on soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN). Results from this study suggest both grazing- and hay-type alfalfa can increase stocks of soil C and N in native rangeland. However, concurrent increases in SOC and TN in a non-alfalfa control treatment underscore the importance of applying caution when interpreting results.Key words: Northern Great Plains, carbon seq

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Awalu, Adamu Mbah, and Manu Ibrahim Nformi. "Rangeland Degradation and Rehabilitation: Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Perceptions of Pastoralists in the Adamawa High Plateau of Cameroon." International Journal of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food science 6, no. 4 (2022): 01–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijhaf.6.4.1.

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Pastoralists’ perceptions and indigenous ecological knowledge of vegetation changes are often ignored despite the debate about their role in rangeland management. Yet, pastoralists are known to have extensive ecological knowledge which could complement scientific knowledge and contribute to improved understanding and sustainable management of savanna Ecosystems. This study was aimed at exploring pastoralists’ perceptions regarding rangeland degradation in the Adamawa highland plateau. More specifically, it was geared to examine their awareness of rangeland degradation, the current status/condi

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Kowal, Virginia, Julian Ahlborn, Chantsallkham Jamsranjav, Otgonsuren Avirmed, and Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer. "Modeling Integrated Impacts of Climate Change and Grazing on Mongolia’s Rangelands." Land 10, no. 4 (2021): 397. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10040397.

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Mongolia contains some of the largest intact grasslands in the world, but is vulnerable to future changes in climate and continued increases in the number of domestic livestock. As these are two major drivers of change, it is important to understand interactions between the impact of climate and grazing on productivity of Mongolia’s rangelands and the livelihoods they sustain. We use a gridded, spatially explicit model, the Rangeland Production Model (RPM), to explore the simultaneous and interacting effects of climate and management changes on Mongolia’s rangeland and future livestock product

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Bürgés, György, Bálint Nagy, Zsolt Varga, and Géza Fischl. "A gyepek tápanyagellátási-, növényvédelmi-, legeltetési- és élelmiszerbiztonsági kérdései napjainkban." Gyepgazdálkodási Közlemények 6, no. 1-2 (2021): 71–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.55725/gygk/2008/6/1-2/10337.

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The purpose of Hungarian rangelands is looked upon in many different ways in our changing world. Environmentalists view the problem from an ecology centered point of view, while economists from an economy centered one. The third approach prefers a kind of rangeland management which can meet all expectations. Grassland and pasture management should be carried out in accordance with operative veterinary, phytosanitary, human and food safety regulations. An internationally acknowledged code includes all principles associated with these regulations. Food production will certainly gain greater sign

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Ndamane, Nandipha Gloria, Manqhai Kraai, Ntuthuko Raphael Mkhize, Tlou Julius Tjelele, and Zivanai Tsvuura. "Increasing densities of Leucosidea sericea have minimal effects on grazing capacity and soil characteristics of a high-altitude communal rangeland at Vuvu, South Africa." PLOS ONE 19, no. 9 (2024): e0308472. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308472.

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Increasing densities of woody plants, known as woody plant encroachment, is a phenomenon affecting savannas and grasslands in many parts of the world. Yet, these ecosystems sustain a significant proportion of the human population through the provision of ecosystem services, such as forage for livestock and wildlife production. While low to medium altitude rangelands are encroached by many species of woody plants, high altitude rangelands in southern Africa show increasing densities of Leucosidea sericea, a woody shrub or small to medium-sized tree. Influences of this species on rangeland dynam

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Asmare, Bimrew. "A Review of Sensor Technologies Applicable for Domestic Livestock Production and Health Management." Advances in Agriculture 2022 (March 16, 2022): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1599190.

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The world is running for the digitalization of social, economic, and political endeavors. As the world is getting into technologies of various streams of development, agriculture, especially livestock production, is also one of the areas of development that requires the application or use of emerging technologies. But knowledge and skill are relatively scanty, particularly in developing countries. Hence, it is vital to fill this gap of knowledge by compiling information and presenting it to a large audience for further research in the field. In the era of the advent of sensors for broader fiel

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McKeon, G. M., G. S. Stone, J. I. Syktus, et al. "Climate change impacts on northern Australian rangeland livestock carrying capacity: a review of issues." Rangeland Journal 31, no. 1 (2009): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj08068.

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Grazing is a major land use in Australia’s rangelands. The ‘safe’ livestock carrying capacity (LCC) required to maintain resource condition is strongly dependent on climate. We reviewed: the approaches for quantifying LCC; current trends in climate and their effect on components of the grazing system; implications of the ‘best estimates’ of climate change projections for LCC; the agreement and disagreement between the current trends and projections; and the adequacy of current models of forage production in simulating the impact of climate change. We report the results of a sensitivity study o

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Fereja, Getachew Bekele. "THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RANGE LAND AND BIODIVERSITY: A REVIEW." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 5, no. 1 (2017): 172–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i1.2017.1732.

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Rangelands are estimated to store up to 30 percent of the world’s soil carbon in addition to the substantial amount of above-ground carbon stored in trees, bushes, shrubs and grasses. Therefore this review was conducted to show the effect of climate change on range land and biodiversity. Climate change can have significant negative impacts on the natural environment including the loss of biodiversity and changes in ecosystems. The achievement of sustainable rangeland ecosystems remains a challenge for the world; rangeland degradation has not been arrested and the ecosystem services provided by

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Getachew, Bekele Fereja. "THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RANGE LAND AND BIODIVERSITY: A REVIEW." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 5, no. 1 (2017): 172–82. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.260396.

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Rangelands are estimated to store up to 30 percent of the world’s soil carbon in addition to the substantial amount of above-ground carbon stored in trees, bushes, shrubs and grasses. Therefore this review was conducted to show the effect of climate change on range land and biodiversity. Climate change can have significant negative impacts on the natural environment including the loss of biodiversity and changes in ecosystems. The achievement of sustainable rangeland ecosystems remains a challenge for the world; rangeland degradation has not been arrested and the ecosystem services provided by

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Holechek, Jerry L. "Global trends in population, energy use and climate: implications for policy development, rangeland management and rangeland users." Rangeland Journal 35, no. 2 (2013): 117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj12077.

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Increasing world human population, declining reserves of cheaply extracted fossil fuels, scarcity of supplies of fresh water and climatic instability will put tremendous pressure on world rangelands as the 21st century progresses. It is expected that the human population of the world will increase by 40% by 2050 but fossil fuel and reserves of fresh water will be drastically reduced. Avoiding food shortages and famine could be a major world challenge within the next 10 years. Under these conditions, major changes in policies relating to economic growth and use of natural resources seem essenti

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Morton, SR. "Changing Conservation Perceptions in the Australian Rangelands." Rangeland Journal 15, no. 1 (1993): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj9930145.

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Attitudes to conservation in the rangelands are shifting rapidly as cultural change alters the ways in which Australians view their history and environment. In earlier times, pastoralists of the outback were seen as admirable pioneers; today, not all Australians hold such a view. In an effort to predict how trends in social change might affect conservation issues I review recent events in the forest and fishing industries, which like the rangeland industries are to some extent based upon public land or resources. The forest industries have been under sustained attack from conservationists, whe

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Walker, Brian H., and Marco A. Janssen. "Rangelands, pastoralists and governments: interlinked systems of people and nature." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 357, no. 1421 (2002): 719–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2001.0984.

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We analyse commercially operated rangelands as coupled systems of people and nature. The biophysical components include: (i) the reduction and recovery of potential primary production, reflected as changes in grass production per unit of rainfall; (ii) changes in woody plants dependent on the grazing and fire regimes; and (iii) livestock and wool dynamics influenced by season, condition of the rangeland and numbers of wild and feral animals. The social components include the managers, who vary with regard to a range of cognitive abilities and lifestyle choices, and the regulators who vary in r

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Hodgkinson, Kenneth C., and Deli Wang. "Preventing rangeland degradation: a shared problem for Australia and China." Rangeland Journal 42, no. 5 (2020): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj20068.

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Rangeland degradation continues in Australia, China and elsewhere. The stocking rate/animal production relationship has been a successful concept for pastoralists wanting to avoid degradation and/or raise incomes. However, there are no means available of alerting pastoralists to the approach of critical thresholds that would ‘flip’ rangelands into alternative states when grazing-stressed. Critical threshold forecasting for avoiding degradation (and seizing restoration opportunities) could be made available online. Research has yet to find, assemble and test the set of indicators needed to fore

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Hou, F. J., Z. B. Nan, Y. Z. Xie, X. L. Li, H. L. Lin, and J. Z. Ren. "Integrated crop-livestock production systems in China." Rangeland Journal 30, no. 2 (2008): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj08018.

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The integrated crop-livestock production system provides most of the food needed by the people of China. Five types of integrated production systems are recognised; rangeland, grain crops, crop/pasture, agro-silvopastoral and ponds. Development of more sustainable and integrated crop-pasture-rangeland-livestock production systems has been recently achieved. Demonstrations of the integrated systems at household, village and regional levels are occurring for rain-fed agriculture on the Loess Plateau, the Hexi Corridor, north-western China and the Karst region of Guizhou Province, south-western C

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Sarkwa, FO, EC Timpong-Jones, R. Owusu-Bremang, and K. Mopipi. "Climate change and variability affect rangeland quality and productivity-how?" African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23, no. 03 (2023): 22711–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.118.21975.

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Climate change is a principal threat to the sustainability of our planet which consists partly of the world’s rangelands. According to numerous studies and reports, the trend at which the global climate is changing is a clear indication that the long term sustainability of global rangelands is uncertain. There is abundant evidence of climate change across the globe. The global average surface temperature is predicted to increase between 1.8°C and 4.0°C by 2100. This will no doubt have adverse and tremendous impact on the quality and productivity of rangelands, which in turn is expected to affe

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Taylor, John A., Paul A. Erkelenz, and Amber C. Churchill. "Building human capacity, capability and future leaders for Australia’s rangelands." Rangeland Journal 42, no. 5 (2020): 277. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj20052.

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Maintaining a skilled, knowledgeable and adaptable workforce in Australian rangeland enterprises and research, development and extension/adoption (RD&amp;E/A) organisations is a varied and challenging task, compounded by trends of sustained losses of human capacity through senior retirements and short-term appointments over the last decade. Concerns for how to fill these gaps while gaining the skills and knowledge needed for a successful career and leadership roles were raised by students and young professionals in the World Cafe session and throughout Early Career workshops and activities

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Liu, Han, Randy Dahlgren, Royce Larsen, et al. "Estimating Rangeland Forage Production Using Remote Sensing Data from a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) and PlanetScope Satellite." Remote Sensing 11, no. 5 (2019): 595. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11050595.

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Rangelands cover ~23 million hectares and support a $3.4 billion annual cattle industry in California. Large variations in forage production from year to year and across the landscape make grazing management difficult. We here developed optimized methods to map high-resolution forage production using multispectral remote sensing imagery. We conducted monthly flights using a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) in 2017 and 2018 over a 10-ha deferred grazing rangeland. Daily maps of NDVI at 30-cm resolution were first derived by fusing monthly 30-cm sUAS imagery and more frequent 3-m PlanetScope

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Miyasaka, Katori, Takafumi Miyasaka, Jumpei Ota, Siilegmaa Batsukh, and Undarmaa Jamsran. "Effects of Wheat and Rapeseed Production on Soil Water Storage in Mongolian Rangeland." Agriculture 11, no. 9 (2021): 888. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11090888.

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In recent years, Mongolia has witnessed an increase in not only wheat fields, which have been present for a long time, but also rapeseed fields. This has led to increasing concerns about soil degradation due to inappropriate cultivation. This study aims to determine the impacts of rapeseed production on soil water storage in Mongolia. The soil water content and matric potential were measured in wheat and rapeseed fields and adjacent steppe rangeland for five years, including crop production and fallow years, and the soil water storages in the fields were compared. The results demonstrated that

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Torell, Gregory L., and Katherine D. Lee. "Impact of Climate Change on Livestock Returns and Rangeland Ecosystem Sustainability in the Southwest." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 47, no. 2 (2018): 336–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/age.2018.13.

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Climate change will increase variability in temperature and precipitation on rangelands, impacting ecosystem services including livestock grazing. Facing uncertainty about future climate, managers must know if current practices will maintain rangeland sustainability. Herein, the future density of an invasive species, broom snakeweed, is estimated using a long-term ecological dataset and climate projections. We find that livestock stocking rates determined using a current method result in lower forage production, allowable stocking rate, and grazing value than an economically efficient stocking

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Rad, Mina Hashemi, Mahdieh Ebrahimi, and Ebrahim Shirmohammadi. "Land Use Change Effects on Plant and Soil Properties in a Mountainous Region of Iran." Journal of Environmental Science and Management 21, no. 2 (2018): 47–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.47125/jesam/2018_2/07.

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This study was conducted to show the effects of rangeland conversion into agricultural land uses in terms of on plant and soil degradation in Choram rangeland, Iran. Three sites, including dry farming, horticultural and rangeland were selected. Across site, vegetation factors such as plant production, canopy cover and density were measured. Soil samples were extracted at depths of 0-30 and 30-60 cm. The highest plant productions (60 kg ha-1), vegetation cover (30%) and density of class I (3 n m-2) were recorded in the rangeland. The lowest plant productions (19 kg ha-1), vegetation cover (0.41

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Eskandari, Hadi, Moslem Borji, Hassan Khosravi, and Tayebeh Mesbahzadeh. "Desertification of forest, range and desert in Tehran province, affected by climate change." Solid Earth 7, no. 3 (2016): 905–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/se-7-905-2016.

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Abstract. Climate change has been identified as a leading human and environmental crisis of the twenty-first century. Drylands throughout the world have always undergone periods of degradation due to naturally occurring fluctuation in climate. Persistence of widespread degradation in arid and semiarid regions of Iran necessitates monitoring and evaluation. This paper aims to monitor the desertification trend in three types of land use, including range, forest and desert, affected by climate change in Tehran province for the 2000s and 2030s. For assessing climate change at Mehrabad synoptic sta

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Bremer, Leah L., Neil Nathan, Clay Trauernicht та ін. "Maintaining the Many Societal Benefits of Rangelands: The Case of Hawaiʻi". Land 10, № 7 (2021): 764. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10070764.

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Well-managed rangelands provide important economic, environmental, and cultural benefits. Yet, many rangelands worldwide are experiencing pressures of land-use change, overgrazing, fire, and drought, causing rapid degradation. These pressures are especially acute in the Hawaiian Islands, which we explore as a microcosm with some broadly relevant lessons. Absent stewardship, land in Hawaiʻi is typically subject to degradation through the spread and impacts of noxious invasive plant species; feral pigs, goats, deer, sheep, and cattle; and heightened fire risk. We first provide a framework, and t

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Oltjen, J. W., and S. A. Gunter. "Managing the herbage utilisation and intake by cattle grazing rangelands." Animal Production Science 55, no. 3 (2015): 397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an14602.

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Rangelands throughout the world provide clean water, fix solar energy in plants, sequester carbon, and offer recreational opportunities, with other ecosystem goods and services, including food from wild and domestic herbivores. Grazing rangelands with cattle requires constant management to balance the economic sustainability of the farm with other ecological services that rangelands provide. The challenges in management arise from the diversity of the rangeland forage resources at extremely large spatial and temporal scales. To be able to predict the performance of cattle grazing in extensive

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Stackhouse-Lawson, Kimberly R., Sara E. Place, Edward J. Raynor, et al. "372 What we have learned and are still learning about enteric methane emission measurements in extensive grazing environments." Journal of Animal Science 102, Supplement_3 (2024): 193–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae234.227.

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Abstract Across the Western U.S., beef cattle spend considerable time grazing extensive rangelands. Enteric methane (CH4) production in grazing systems represents more than 80% of the total enteric CH4 emissions. However, more measured CH4 data from cattle grazing extensive rangelands is needed to inform measurement, reporting, modeled emissions, and to identify mitigation opportunities. The availability of pasture-ready automatic head-chamber systems (AHCS; C-Lock Inc, Rapid City, South Dakota) has allowed the determination of emissions in rangelands. In this regard, different methods to ensu

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Lu, Hao, Dan Dan Cao, Feng Ma, et al. "Characterisation of locoweeds and their effect on livestock production in the western rangelands of China: a review." Rangeland Journal 36, no. 2 (2014): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj13105.

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The rangelands of China are an important resource for livestock production, and play a strategic role in maintaining ecosystems and protecting the living environment of humans. Drought, overgrazing, infrastructure development, insufficient investment and poor management of rangelands have led to the invasion and spread of poisonous weeds in these rangelands in recent years. The rapid spread of poisonous weeds over the last few decades have caused a series of ecological problems, including a decrease in biological diversity and consequent desertification, and they are seriously affecting the ec

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Fan, Mingming, and Gongbu Zeren. "Mechanism of Population Outflow and Ecological Pressure Reflux in China’s Pastoral Area: S-C Gacha’s Case." Land 13, no. 11 (2024): 1936. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land13111936.

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In China’s rural areas, as populations flow into cities, dependence on land has significantly decreased, leading to widespread land abandonment; however, the relationship between population and land in pastoral areas differs. This study conducted a five-year tracking survey on Sunite Right Banner in Xilingol League (Inner Mongolia), where macro data and in-depth home interviews were used for the mechanisms’ analysis. The findings demonstrate that the pastoral regions’ ecological pressure has increased with population immigration. There are several factors influencing such interaction between p

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Menendez, Hector M., Jameson R. Brennan, Krista Ehlert, et al. "371 Applying precision rangeland grazing management systems in western South Dakota." Journal of Animal Science 102, Supplement_3 (2024): 192–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae234.226.

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Abstract Western rangelands represent approximately 58% of the total arable land in the U.S. and are used primarily for cow-calf production, which has the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emission footprint of all beef production phases. Further, beef production sustainability concerns involve climate mitigation (reducing GHG output) and adaptation (climate-resilient soil-plant-animals). Precision livestock farming (PLF) may help address sustainability concerns by providing innovative solutions and new opportunities for extensive rangeland production. The use of precision measurement and managemen

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Prakash, Prem. "Grazing management in temperate grassland of Kumaun Himalaya for soil water conservation." Journal of Applied and Natural Science 5, no. 2 (2013): 345–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.31018/jans.v5i2.330.

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Overgrazing by livestock has caused major changes in the productivity and composition of rangeland vegetation in India. The main problem stems from the fact that the carrying capacity of rangelands is low as a result of low vegetation cover, and is decreasing with range degradation. This has an impact on land degradation which affects the rangeland hydrology. Thus the aim of this study was to determine the physio-hydrological responses of soil to different intensities of livestock grazing and land management by comparing the effect of uncontrolled grazed land and fenced off (ungrazed) land. Th

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DelCurto, Timothy, and Sam Wyffels. "183 Designing Research for Beef Cattle Production in Extensive Environments." Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_3 (2021): 98–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.177.

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Abstract Designing research for beef cattle production in rangeland environments is an ongoing challenge for researchers worldwide. Specifically, creating study designs that mirror actual production environments yet have enough observations for statistical inference is a challenge that often hinders researchers in efforts to publish their observations. Numerous journals will accept “case study” or observational results that lack valid statistical inference. However, these journals are limited in number and often lack impact. Approaches are available to gain statistical inference by creating mu

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Ash, AJ, and DMS Smith. "Evaluating Stocking Rate Impacts in Rangelands: Animals Don't Practice What We Preach." Rangeland Journal 18, no. 2 (1996): 216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj9960216.

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paper session 29: Molecular biology - forage quality. In: Proc. XVII International Grassland Congress, pp. 1105-6. Keeling and Mundy Ltd., Palmerston North, New Zealand. United States Department of Agriculture. (1980). Report and recommendations on organic farming. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. VanTassel, L. W., Heitschmidt, R.K. and Conner, J.R. (1987). Modeling variation in range calf growth under conditions of environmental uncertainty. J. Range. Manage. 40: 310-4. Walker, B.H. (1993). Stability in rangelands: ecology and economics. In: Proc. XW International Grassland Co

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Gusha, Bukho, Anthony R. Palmer, and Thantaswa C. Zondani. "Assessing Livestock Grazing Distribution in Communal Rangelands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Towards Monitoring Livestock Movements in Rangelands." Land 12, no. 4 (2023): 760. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12040760.

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In the past, rangelands were managed in a semi-nomadic manner, where pastoralists would distribute livestock to different parts of the rangeland depending on the availability of forage. However, understanding how livestock use rangelands has not been a subject of many studies as the devices to monitor livestock were not available. The objective of this study was to assess livestock grazing distribution in communal rangeland of the Eastern Cape in South Africa in order to improve livestock grazing. The study used Global Positioning Systems (GPS) that were placed on six animals including three s

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Gebremedhn, Haftay Hailu, Tessema Zewdu Kelkay, Yayanshet Tesfay, et al. "Carbon Stock and Change Rate under Different Grazing Management Practices in Semiarid Pastoral Ecosystem of Eastern Ethiopia." Land 11, no. 5 (2022): 639. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11050639.

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Grazing management strategies tend to have different effects on rangeland plant production. Changes in grazing management can, therefore, affect the carbon stock potential of rangelands. Despite rangeland ecosystems being important global sinks for carbon, we know relatively little about the effect of traditional grazing management practices on their potential to store carbon. In this study, we evaluated the carbon stock and change rate of rangelands using three traditional grazing management practices in the semiarid pastoral ecosystem of eastern Ethiopia. By comparing data on vegetation and

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Grobler, S. M., H. C. Van der Westhuizen, H. A. Snyman, et al. "Impact of Two Grazing Strategies on Rangeland Basal Cover and Beef Production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld." South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) 51, no. 4 (2023): 75–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2023/v51n4a11778.

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The sustainability of beef cattle producers in South Africa is greatly dependent on the availability of natural resources. The aim of the study was first to evaluate the effect of two different strategies in the utilisation of rangeland over four years (2011/12 – 2014/15) on the basal cover—secondly, the study compared animal production results from the two extensively managed rotational grazing strategies. Grazing strategies include a traditional rotational system (TRG), where approximately 60% of fodder was utilised, compared with light selective grazing (LSG), where about 30% of fodder was

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