Abstract. Information on forage quality in phenological stage could help range managers to choose suitable grazing method to achieve higher animal performance without detriment to vegetation. Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) is a non-native perennial grass that was introduced to the Iran in 2008. This plant is a multi use species that could be considered from different viewpoints. Thus, it...

Effective grazing management in Australia’s semi-arid rangelands requires monitoring landscape conditions and identifying sustainable productive practice through understanding the interactions of environmental factors soil health. Challenges include extreme rainfall variability, intensifying drought, inherently nutrient-poor soils. We investigated impacts strategies on function—specifically hea...

This study evaluated the bromatological and histological features of native African grasses under grazing in Brazilian semi-arid rangelands. An experimental grid design was used a randomised sampling method for four replicate samples three grasses. The were: Cenchrus ciliaris L., Digitaria pentzii Stent. Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.). traits analysed included dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ...

The frequency of extreme climate events has increased resulting in major changes to vegetation arid and semi-arid areas. We selected 12 indices used trend analysis multiple linear regression models analyze trends steppe areas Inner Mongolia their impact on the normalized difference index (NDVI). From 1998 2017, NDVI overall; however, there was a small area decrease. Extreme related warming exhi...

(2021). Montane rangelands in a changing world. African Journal of Range & Forage Science: Vol. 38, Rangelands Changing World, pp. iii-vi.

Fire is thought to profoundly change the ecology of the sagebrush steppe. The Idaho National Laboratory provides an ideal setting to compare the effects of fire and physical disturbance on plant diversity in high-native-cover sagebrush steppe. Seventy-eight 1-hectare transects were established along paved, green-striped, gravel, and two-track roads, in overgrazed rangeland, and within sagebrush...

The hypothesized presence of large regions of grass and forb-dominated "steppe tundra" across Alaska and Siberia during the Pleistocene glacial epochs has led to a search for modern analogs. Evidence is presented for the presence of steppe vegetation on south-facing slopes and summits of pingos within the central Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska. Vegetation, floristics, soils, and climatic factor...

A partial steppe bison (Bison priscus) carcass was recovered at Tsiigehtchic, near the confluence of the Arctic Red and Mackenzie Rivers, Northwest Territories, Canada in September of 2007. The carcass includes a complete craniumwith horn cores and sheaths, several complete post-cranial elements (many of which have some mummified soft tissue), intestines and a large piece of hide. A piece of me...