Variability of Grassland Soils’ Properties in Comparison to Soils of Other Ecosystems

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 713 - 713

Published: March 15, 2025

The variety of natural conditions and land use patterns determine high variability soil properties. This study focused on the analysis chemical, physical, biological properties grassland (GL) soils (situated slopes—GLS, alluvial plains—GLP) in comparison with other ecosystems (arable land, forest riparian zone) Central Slovakia. We applied an indicator’s method combined models these studies showed a large variability, more pronounced GLS than GLP. GLP were characterized by highest number, biomass, diversity earthworms among all ecosystems. GL soils, addition to FL also have relatively capacity for water retention C N storage. However, we found unfavorable state available phosphorus, showing lowest levels compared

Language: Английский

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A climate adaptation menu for North American grasslands

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 17, 2025

Abstract North American grasslands are climate‐vulnerable biomes that provide critical ecosystem services and support biodiversity. However, often not included in climate policy treaties, they underrepresented ecological climate‐adaptation literature. We synthesized existing knowledge on adaptation to resources guidance for grassland managers facing increasing change impacts. leveraged data from a systematic review solicited input management professionals at workshops create Grassland Adaptation Menu—a referenced, hierarchical list of specific tactics nested under broader strategies. Our revealed although the number published studies examining grassland‐climate topics is increasing, relatively few actionable recommendations adaptation. Among did make recommendations, landscape‐planning principles such as conserving future refugia enhancing connectivity were most frequently recommended practice types, but there also suggestions site‐level adjustments fire grazing, improved seed sourcing restoration practices, increased heterogeneity biodiversity, use assisted migration, microclimate conditions. The Menu incorporates eight general strategies 32 approaches structured format designed help translate concepts into actions.

Language: Английский

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Spain Germplasm Bank of Annual Forage Legumes Seeds at the Scientific and Technological Research Center of Extremadura (CICYTEX)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mycorrhizal fungi affect growth of an endemic bunchgrass in pine savannas

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

Abstract Planting or sowing native perennial bunchgrasses is a common restoration practice in grasslands disturbed by agricultural forestry operations. Bunchgrasses provide fine fuel loads for reinstating fire regimes that promote plant community development. Wiregrass ( Aristida beyrichiana ) dominant bunchgrass used the of south‐eastern US pine savannas. Amending soils with inoculating them mycorrhizal fungi are practices to enhance growth establishment. It unknown, however, whether these increase wiregrass biomass, which would spread and reinstatement frequent We grew from seed four treatments: (1) undisturbed soil an savanna (reference treatment), (2) plantation forestry, (3) mixed small amount (4) inoculated commercial arbuscular inoculum. After 6 months, we harvested plants weighed above‐ below‐ground biomass. compared total spore counts root colonization between treatments. Although experiment did not initially differ nutrients inoculum potential, were significantly higher collected. At end experiment, biomass (above‐ below‐ground) was lower treatment than all other treatments, different each other. There no significant differences percent at but commercially soils. Our results suggest relationship might be enhanced as mobilize needed wiregrass; alternatively, harbour fungal had soils, this difference may disappear over time. Practical implication . If goal re‐establish using wiregrass, inoculation likely unnecessary. In contrast, support objectives, such increasing biodiversity accelerating succession.

Language: Английский

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Synergistic interplay of management practices and environmental factors in shaping grassland soil carbon stocks: Insights into the effects of fertilization, mowing, burning, and grazing

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 382, P. 125236 - 125236

Published: April 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mowing increases the vulnerability of sand grassland restoration to secondary invasion despite the sensitivity of invasive species to drought

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e03588 - e03588

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Recovery of soil characteristics and soil invertebrate communities following wet meadow restoration

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 21, 2025

The Platte River has experienced severe anthropogenic modifications, with damming and water diversions leading to reduced flows, modified hydroperiods, sediment transportation. hydroperiod within floodplain ecosystems of the allowed 75–80% regional wet meadows be converted agriculture developments or transition an altered stable state (e.g. forest). To address this, conservation organizations have restored meadow sites using techniques such as soil recontouring, tree removal, reseeding. While efforts been implemented in this region for decades, evaluation is necessary determine progress inform future management. Therefore, we compared abiotic features (i.e. relative ammonium moisture) invertebrate communities between native ( n = 54), rehabilitated 11), reconstructed 14) along during summers 2020–2022. This study demonstrates that differ from key categories bulk density. In general, had significantly greater elevations riverbed than meadows, resulting hydrologic connectivity. also showed significant differences those sites, having average richness containing biomass taxa (Armadillidiidae Elateridae). These results indicate restoration practices aligned some native, restored, but their biotic remain.

Language: Английский

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Impact of weather and management practices on greenhouse gas flux dynamics on an agricultural grassland in Southern Finland

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 374, P. 109179 - 109179

Published: July 16, 2024

Agricultural management and meteorological conditions have a great impact on grassland dynamics, regenerative holistic practices especially significant potential for enhancing soil quality fertility, biodiversity carbon cycling in agricultural ecosystems. We monitored CO2 fluxes from an Southern Finland with the eddy covariance method over five-year period together various variables to study how weather conditions, rotational grazing, cutting height other selected affect fluxes. Additionally, we measured CH4, N2O flux chamber method. Interannual variation net ecosystem balance (NECB) was substantial as it alternated between −60 (C sink) 131 g C m−2 yr−1 source). Over whole five years, site near neutral approximately −10 m−2. CH4 were small each growing season. Field greatly affected annual NECB, grazing had positive assimilation efficiency taller also showed occasional higher during regrowth stage. utilised measurement data calibrate modified version of BASGRA model site, ran simulations isolate impacts precipitation air temperature key drivers exchange. The that variations both distinct primary productivity heterotrophic respiration, causing alternate source sink individual years. period, calibrated demonstrated (−70 central estimate) into ecosystem.

Language: Английский

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Principle, technique and application of grassland improvement

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 369, P. 122264 - 122264

Published: Aug. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem Services of Grazed Grasslands and in the Flooding Pampa

Phyton, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 93(6), P. 1179 - 1202

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The Flooding Pampa grasslands are the last remnant of Rio de la Plata in Argentina. Anthropogenic interventions have led to severe degradation and, as a result, ecosystem services provided by declining, terms provisioning, regulating, and supporting services. We synthesized existing literature on goods these under grazing different conditions conservation status. found that plant animal diversity primary production most studied services, while climate regulation, water supply, nutrient cycling, meat erosion control, order, less studied. Cultural under-researched. Continuous glyphosate spraying main drivers grassland degradation. Controlled conservative stocking rates been shown reverse demonstrate livestock is compatible with maintaining regulating provisioning As management strategies poorly integrated, improving their implementation will require important changes farmers' decisions development policies create economic for this happen. Research needed understand prevent knowledge generated from being transferred producers translated into practices would improve provision

Language: Английский

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