Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Nov. 1, 2022
Forage
nutrient
storages
can
determine
livestock
size
and
husbandry
development.
There
is
insufficient
research
on
the
response
of
forage
to
grazing
related
driving
mechanisms
in
alpine
grasslands,
especially
Tibetan
Plateau.
This
study
conducted
a
experiment
three
grassland
sites
along
an
elevation
gradient
(two
warm-season
pastures
one
cold-season
pasture;
two
steppe
meadow
meadow)
Northern
Tibet.
Different
types
ecosystems,
at
least
for
storages,
may
have
different
responses
grazing.
Warm-season
significantly
reduced
crude
protein
(CP)
storage,
acid
detergent
fiber
(ADF)
neutral
(NDF)
storage
high-quality
by
53.29,
63.82,
63.26%,
respectively,
but
did
not
alter
CP,
ADF
NDF
forage.
ADF,
NDF,
ash
(Ash),
ether
extract
(EE)
water-soluble
carbohydrate
(WSC)
plant
community
46.61,
62.47,
55.96,
64.94,
60.34,
52.68%,
forbs
62.33,
77.50,
73.69,
65.05,
57.75,
62.44%
site
site,
respectively.
Plant
species
phylogenetic
diversity
had
relationships
with
storages.
The
distribution
under
fencing
conditions
were
from
those
conditions.
Therefore,
lower
negative
effects
than
Combined
composition
be
better
predicting
Grazing
restructure
grasslands.
Nature Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(9), P. 1160 - 1170
Published: July 25, 2024
Abstract
The
production
and
consumption
of
animal-source
foods
must
be
transformed
to
mitigate
negative
environmental
outcomes,
including
greenhouse
gas
emissions
land-use
change.
However,
livestock
are
also
key
for
food
livelihoods
in
some
settings,
they
can
help
preserve
biodiversity
certain
ecosystems.
Previous
studies
have
not
yet
fully
explored
sustainability
limits
the
use
grazing
lands
context
biodiversity.
Here
we
explore
‘biodiversity
limits’
grassland
ruminant
by
estimating
meat
milk
from
domestic
ruminants
limited
areas
stocking
densities
where
contribute
preservation
or
restoration
With
biodiversity-friendly
intensities
at
0–20%
biomass
removal
depending
on
aridity,
this
take
corresponds
9–13%
26–40%
current
grassland-based
production,
respectively.
This
equals
only
2.2
kg
0.8
per
capita
year,
globally,
but
altered
management
moving
meat-specialized
meat-and-dairy
systems
could
increase
potential
while
still
remaining
within
approach
limits.
