The predominant grazing management system used in the arid rangelands regions of Australia, set stocking, is not conducive to sustainable land management. More appropriate systems based upon periodic rest periods for important pasture species have been adopted by pastoralists because unmanaged pressure from animals such as goats and kangaroos has too high. Dingoes are only cost-effective long-t...

Various factors lead to increased woody species density, biomass and cover (so-called ‘bush encroachment’) that influence ecosystem functioning services in semi-arid rangelands. Ultimately, bush encroachment has adverse effects on human livelihoods. An understanding of bush-encroached rangelands could contribute improved management, conservation restoration. This study, therefore, aimed determi...

This study describes the components of available forage in Vahregan watershed, Central Iran and highlight issues relating to forage endowment and environmental dynamics. In this study, proper use factor and palatability models and their components use to develop the model of available forage and measure it. The components climatic, topography, land systems, vegetation, land use and grass and sh...

BACKGROUND Production of range grasses under irrigation has been widely adopted in the arid environments of Kenya as a strategy for seasonal forage supply gap. However, their productivity has only been done under conventional methods without an evaluation of their performance at varied soil moisture conditions. This information is needed for making sustainable management of irrigation water and...