Grazing Effects on Seedling Emergence in Contrasting Wet and Dry Year in a Semiarid Grassland

Seedlings are a crucial part of the plant community and basis vegetation restoration regeneration. Grazing climate change two main factors contributing to changes in semiarid grasslands. However, effects grazing on seedling emergence with rainfall variation not clearly understood. This study aimed address how abundance dynamics annuals respond different years. We conducted investigation experiment grassland along intensity gradient (light grazing—LG; moderate grazing—MG; heavy grazing—HG) contrasting wet dry The results showed that MG increased richness grasses forbs year, but increasing resulted decline forb year. Seedling was enhanced under MG, while higher HG. monthly were generally single peak pattern, time for advanced whole year much Our suggest more judicious management based functional composition should be undertaken facilitate restoration.