Towards resilient, inclusive, sustainable livestock farming systems
Trends in Food Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
152, С. 104668 - 104668
Опубликована: Авг. 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
Effects of Long-Term Vegetation Restoration on Green Water Utilization Heterogeneity in the Loess Plateau Based on Field Experiments and Modeling
Plants,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(5), С. 644 - 644
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025
Due
to
the
differences
in
green
water
(GW)
budget
patterns
of
different
vegetation,
improper
vegetation
restoration
may
not
only
fail
improve
ecological
environment
but
also
cause
irreversible
damage
ecologically
vulnerable
areas,
especially
when
continues
be
implemented
future,
and
pressure
on
scarcity
increases
further.
However,
there
is
a
lack
standardized
research
recharge,
consumption,
efficient
use
GW
typical
vegetation.
This
makes
results
vary
cannot
provide
direct
support
for
management
decision-making.
Therefore,
this
study,
30-year-old
woodlands
(R.
pseudoacacia
P.
orientalis)
two
grasslands
(I.
cylindrican
M.
sativa)
that
are
similar
each
other
except
species
were
selected
headwater
catchment
rain-fed
agricultural
area.
A
new
concept
assessment
framework
was
constructed
study
long-term
revegetation
using
combination
field
experiments
model
simulations
during
2019–2020
growing
season.
The
findings
comprise
following:
(1)
High-efficiency
(GWH),
low-efficiency
(GWL),
ineffective
(GWI),
available
storage
(GWA)
four
sample
plots
period
defined,
separated,
compared.
(2)
An
analysis
GWA
variations
under
scenarios.
(3)
establishment
GWH
GWL
thresholds.
(4)
Strategies
reduce
GWI
optimize
potential
while
maintaining
soil
erosion
prevention
measures.
(5)
Suggestions
based
diverse
factors.
enhances
comprehension
impact
dynamics
areas
such
as
zone
Loess
Plateau.
Язык: Английский
Ecosystem Services of Grazed Grasslands and in the Flooding Pampa
Phyton,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
93(6), С. 1179 - 1202
Опубликована: Янв. 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
Язык: Английский
Stable isotopes reveal soil evaporation and its controlling factors in the Heihe River source area on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
54, С. 101901 - 101901
Опубликована: Июль 29, 2024
The
Heihe
River
source
area
in
the
Northeastern
Qinghai-Tibetan
Plateau,
China.
Soil
evaporation,
which
is
a
key
process
soil
water
loss,
influenced
by
various
environmental
factors.
However,
identification
of
its
main
drivers
on
large
scale
alpine
mountains
remains
challenging
due
to
sampling
constraints.
This
study
examined
spatial
distribution
evaporation
and
control
factors
during
growing
season
area.
results
indicated
that
represented
lc-excess
values,
gradually
increased
from
southeast
northwest,
then
decreased,
reaching
depth
50
cm
below
surface.
Although
normalized
difference
vegetation
index
explained
54
%
variation
interaction
between
land
surface
temperature
content
(SWC)
provided
more
robust
explanation.
losses
exhibited
following
pattern:
cropland
>
grassland
forest
shrubland.
In
shrubland,
SWC
precipitation
68
73.3
variations
respectively.
Grassland
mainly
relied
SWC,
with
49.33
unexplained
variability
Meanwhile,
aridity
aspect
45
44.6
cropland.
These
findings
invaluable
information
for
advancing
our
understanding
ecohydrological
processes
mountains.
Язык: Английский
Species of the Poaceae family suitable for Andean livestock farming in the Peruvian Andes reported in GBIF and local studies
Global Journal of Ecology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
9(1), С. 057 - 065
Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2024
Andean
grassland
ecosystems
are
covered
by
a
mega-vascular
floristic
diversity
constituted
families
such
as
Poaceae,
Rosaceae,
Asteraceae,
Plantaginaceae,
Fabaceae,
and
Cyperaceae,
among
the
most
important
ones
that
include
suitable
species
for
Livestock
feeding
sheep,
cattle,
South
American
camelids.
However,
accelerated
degradation
of
extinction
several
species,
have
put
it
in
our
interest
to
know
better
spatio-temporal
distribution
these
starting
point
monitoring.
With
this
purpose,
we
compiled
information
on
those
identified
D
Poaceae
family,
from
thesis
studies
published
scientific
articles.
We
also
examined
record
spatial
family
Global
Biodiversity
Information
System
(GBIF)
corresponding
Sierra
region
Peru.
Specific
geo-processed
maps
were
generated
after
data
curation.
It
was
found
there
63
included
genus:
Agrostis,
Agropirum,
Bromus,
Calamagrostis,
Dissanthelium,
Festuca,
Hordeum,
Muhlenbergia,
Nasella,
Paspalum,
Poa,
Stipa,
Trisetum
Vulpia,
which
only
52
registered
GBIF,
noting
concentration
records
places
greater
tourist
with
funded
research
projects
Huascaran
National
Park
others.
The
few
natural
Peru
low
coverage
recorded
GBIF
still
limit
generation
adequate
monitoring
strategies.
Язык: Английский