East Africa's iconic rangelands—under threat from climate change and human activity—have the potential to recover from repeated environmental shocks and degradation, a new study has concluded.
Environment
Feb 22, 2023
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USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment have tested how soil disturbance influences the response of U.S. Great Plains rangeland to climate ...
Ecology
Sep 12, 2022
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The world is a wickedly complex place, especially when people have a need to share limited resources. Herding communities in northern Namibia, for instance, are afflicted by poverty, drought and degraded landscapes. International ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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Livestock and wildlife graze on rangelands, grasslands, savannas and marshes that cover 45 percent of Earth's land surface. Damage or degradation on these lands is a major concern globally, and the subject of widespread scientific ...
Ecology
Mar 7, 2018
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Rangelands are the dominant land type across the planet and millions of people rely on the natural goods and services and food security the lands provide. A recently released model, G-Range, allows scientists and policymakers ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2018
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They are grazed by livestock, serve as habitat and food for wildlife and pollinators, and filter runoff to help keep waterways clean.
Ecology
Jan 1, 2016
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Federal authorities announced a plan Monday to produce massive quantities of seeds from native plants that can be quickly planted to help land recover from natural disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.
Ecology
Aug 17, 2015
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Woody plant encroachment is one of the biggest challenges facing rangelands worldwide, but it consistently has been under-measured and poorly understood, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist in College Station.
Environment
Aug 6, 2015
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Researchers at Oregon State University have helped develop new environmental monitoring technology that will allow farmers thousands of miles away, in west and central Asia, to save millions of dollars while more effectively ...
Ecology
May 29, 2013
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A delay in the summer monsoon rains that fall over the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico is expected in the coming decades according to a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research. The North American ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2013
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