soil physical properties have an important role on vegetation growththrough affecting the development of root system. the aim of this study was toinvestigate the trampling effect of livestock grazing on soil physical properties andvegetation cover changes. the experiment was conducted on three range conditionsites (reference, key and critical area) with ten frequencies in hosseinabadekudistan i...

Studies on the impacts of grazing carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometry storage are crucial for better understanding nutrient cycles grasslands ecosystems. Using a controlled experimental platform in meadow steppe ecosystem, effects different stocking rates (0.00, 0.23, 0.34, 0.46, 0.69, 0.92 AU ha?1) contents plant functional groups were explored. The major results were: (1) carbon co...

The usage of grassland significantly affects the microbial and biochemical parameters soil epipedons. use grasslands (by mowing, grazing, mowing grazing) dominance bacteria in abundance relative to fungal populations. This was particularly noticeable when manual applied. In general, highest number microorganisms occurred during spring summer, which should be associated with intensity growth roo...

A study was conducted to evaluate standing crop of forage and cattle diets for a ‘I-pasture high-intensity low-frequency (HILF) grazing system, and a ‘I-pasture short-duration grazing (SDG) system on the same area. A epasture, 3-herd (Merrill) deferred rotation grazing system was sampled as a standard for comparison. Standing crop of forage was highest for the HILF grazing system compared to th...

As a rule, communities consist of few abundant and many rare species, which is reflected in the characteristic shape of species abundance distributions (SADs). The processes that shape these SADs have been a longstanding problem for ecological research. Although many studies found strong negative effects of increasing land-use intensity on diversity, few reports consider land-use effects on SAD...

The influence of grazing by a mixed assemblage of soil protozoa (seven flagellates and one amoeba) on bacterial community structure was studied in soil microcosms amended with a particulate resource (sterile wheat roots) or a soluble resource (a solution of various organic compounds). Sterilized soil was reinoculated with mixed soil bacteria (obtained by filtering and dilution) or with bacteria...

Environmental change is a crucial driver shaping grassland biodiversity and stability. Both environmental stability contain multiple dimensions. Nonetheless, few studies examined dimensions of in response to change, especially under the combined effects climatic variability grazing intensity. Here, we conducted 7-year field sheep experiment, evaluated impacts intensity (GI) climate (temperature...

The main objective of this study was to determine to what extent grazing pressure and timing modulate the seasonal progression of herbage quality in hilly Mediterranean grassland systems. The study was conducted during six consecutive years between 2003 and 2008 at the Karei Deshe experimental farm, in eastern Galilee, Israel, dominated by rich hemicryptophytic grassland. Treatments included tw...

Impacts of livestock grazing in arid and semiarid environments are often concentrated in and around wetlands where animals congregate for water, cooler temperatures, and green forage. We assessed the impacts of winter-spring (November-May) cattle grazing on marsh vegetation cover and occupancy of a highly secretive marsh bird that relies on dense vegetation cover, the California Black Rail (Lat...

The effects of season and community composition as generated by livestock herbivory of differing intensity on seed species preference by Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith) were studied in a semiarid savanna on the Edward's Plateau, TX. Seasonal differences in nutrient requirements of the colony could lead to differential preferences for seeds harvested in spring and fall. Field cafeteria studies ...