More accurate determination of leaf plasticity induced by the legacy effect grazing and immediate ingestion can provide insights on growth–defense tradeoffs, are great importance to understanding valuable indicators for grassland management. Despite ecological traits, effectiveness as a key physical anti-herbivore trait that may signal disturbance has not yet been assessed. Here, we assessed an...

Changes in commodity pricing and environmental concerns are changing animal agriculture throughout the United States. Adopting multispecies grazing as an alternative production system could result in improved forage utilization, increased animal performance, and reduced production costs, and thereby improve the financial stability of livestock operations. This study focused on the Silver Spur R...

We studied five lower forest–grassland ecotones in the Darhad Valley in northern Mongolia and investigated the effects of 20th Century grazing regimes and changes in grazing management on ecotone dynamics at a local scale. A total of 2968 Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) trees were cored and tree-age distribution was constructed to determine 20th Century tree establishment. Tree age and location...

Research was conducted on the effects of rotational grazing (RG) compared to continuous grazing (CG) on the behavior of cattle grazing on rangelands. Different livestock den&tics in the RG treatments were created by varying the size of paddocks in a 4651a, U-paddock, cell deaigntd RG treatment stocked at a rate of 3.6 ha/cow/yr. Paddock sizes of 30 and lo-ha were used to simulate RG with 14 (RG...

Livestock grazing can be used as a key management tool for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, the effectiveness of using grazing to modify habitat for species of conservation concern depends on how the grazing regime is implemented. Timing of grazing is one grazing regime component that is less understood than grazing intensity and grazer identity, but is predicted to have important impli...

The role of grazing as a controlling factor phytoplankton has an extensive debate in the literature. In this article, five mechanisms that have been explored potential factors influence on South America are discussed and compared with other latitudinal works. temperature impact zooplankton is not conclusive, planktivorous fish appearing main size ranges. Fish effects look despicable, but exotic...