Fire exclusion and mismanaged grazing are globally important drivers of environmental change in mesic C4 grasslands savannas. Although interest is growing prescribed fire for grassland restoration, we have little long-term experimental evidence the influence burn season on recovery herbaceous plant communities, encroachment by trees shrubs, invasion exotic grasses. We conducted a experiment (se...

Mongolia's geographical location, extreme climate, fragile ecosystems, agricultural dependence on climate requires adaptation to global change and smart usage of natural resources. The water level most lakes in Mongolia had been steadily increasing from mid-1960s 1995 declining 1996. purpose this study is determine current condition by each ecosystem compartment around the Lake Duruutsagaan def...

In the arid and semi-arid regions of Northeast Asia, grassland degradation has become a major environmental and economic problem, so sustainable utilization of resources is crucial in terms of not only supporting the local and animal production but also thinking about the global environment. Especially in Mongolia and North China, grassland degradation has mainly been induced by artificial fact...

Araucaria araucana is an iconic long-lived endangered tree species native to Southern Chile and Argentina. forests soils provide a myriad of ecosystem benefits local communities, which are threatened by increasing anthropic-driven disturbances like fire livestock overgrazing. The main objectives this study were: (i) evaluate the effect uncontrolled grazing on soil health; (ii) identify set sens...

Grasslands are coming under ever-increasing pressure worldwide. Many grasslands degraded due to overgrazing and inappropriate land management. This is impacting belowground biology soil bio...

ABSTRACT- Overgrazing accelerates soil and vegetation degradation in rangelands. This study aimed to assess livestock pressure on natural resources of Khuzestan province, located in the south western part of Iran, using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools and a model-based procedure. FAO/UNEP Model which uses a ratio of potential carrying capacity of region to current liv...