Abstract Background Fragmentation and habitat loss can restrict species movement reduce connectivity, negatively impacting biodiversity. Characterising the overall connectivity of an area inform better management human modified landscapes. Contemporary modelling methods seldom incorporate fine-scale patterns associated with between fine-scaled structural elements such as scattered trees, roadsi...

Arid and semi-arid lands constitute a large proportion of available agricultural and rangeland in the world. These lands are characterised by low and unreliable rainfall, low land productivity, and low socioeconomic status of the inhabitants. Livestock plays a very significant role in their economies. Leguminous trees and shrubs, which dominate the natural rangelands, are often higher in crude ...

Remnant trees, spared from cutting when tropical forests are cleared for agriculture or grazing, act as nuclei of forest regeneration following field abandonment. Previous studies on remnant trees were primarily conducted in active pasture or old fields abandoned in the previous 2-3 years, and focused on structure and species richness of regenerating forest, but not species composition. Our stu...

Abstract. The clearing of trees and native vegetation over the past 160 years has caused deep drainage to groundwater in the Broken Plains area. Predictions are that continuing recharge will bring the water-table to within 2 metres of the surface over the next 30 years. This will lead to water-logging and dryland salinity. A solution is to introduce deep-rooted perennial species such as lucerne...

Silvopastoral system (SPS) has been considered as a sustainable management contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, among other benefits compared with open pasture. However, little research conducted on the soil and tree biomass carbon stored in traditional pasture dispersed trees (PWT) monoculture (PM). The present study was Ecuadorian Amazon Region (EAR), along an elevational gradient fr...