Environmental Science
8 years ago

Long-term grazing boosts biodiversity and productivity in grasslands, study finds.

Acta Pratacultural Science
Effects of different disturbances on species diversity and biomass of community in the typical steppe
Hugejiletu, Jie Yang, Baoyintaogetao, Bao Qinghai

Paper Summary

Disturbances like grazing and mowing affect species diversity and biomass in grasslands. Exclosures for 27 years and moderately grazed areas had higher diversity than those for 7 years and mowed areas. Cleistogenes squarrosa, a key plant, thrived in mowed and grazed plots. Exclosures for 7 years boosted aboveground biomass, but longer exclosures didn't help.

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