{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"id": "10.1002/jsfa.7302", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:14:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-06-10", "title": "Long-Term Impacts Of Grazing Intensity On Soil Carbon Sequestration And Selected Soil Properties In The Arid Eastern Cape, South Africa", "description": "AbstractBACKGROUND<p>Little is known about how basic soil properties respond to contrasting grazing intensities in the Karoo biome, South Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate impacts of long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term (&gt;75 years) grazing at 1.18 heads ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 (heavy; CGH), 0.78 heads ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 (light; CGL), and exclosure on selected soil properties. Soil samples were collected to a depth of 60 cm from the long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term experimental site of Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute, Eastern Cape. The samples were analyzed for C, N, bulk density and infiltration rate, among others.</p>RESULTS<p>Generally, heavy and light grazing reduced soil N storage by 27.5% and 22.6%, respectively, compared with the exclosure. Animal exclusion improved water infiltration rate and C stocks significantly (P &lt; 0.05), which was 0.128, 0.097, and 0.093 Mg ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921 for exclosure, CGL and CGH, respectively. Soil penetration resistance was higher for grazing treatments in the top 3\uffe2\uff80\uff937 cm soil layer but for exclosure at the top 1 cm soil surface.</p>CONCLUSION<p>Although livestock exclusion has the potential to improve C sequestration, a sufficient resting period for 1\uffe2\uff80\uff932 years followed by three consecutive grazing years at light stocking rate would be ideal for sustainable livestock production in this arid region of South Africa. \uffc2\uffa9 2015 Society of Chemical Industry</p>", "keywords": ["570", "Livestock", "Time Factors", "Nitrogen", "[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]", "continuous grazing", "01 natural sciences", "630", "nitrogen", "Soil", "South Africa", "arid lands", "Animals", "exclosure", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "carbon", "Feeding Behavior", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Plants", "15. Life on land", "Carbon", "6. Clean water", "[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio]", "soil properties", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7302"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20the%20Science%20of%20Food%20and%20Agriculture", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1002/jsfa.7302", "name": "item", "description": "10.1002/jsfa.7302", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1002/jsfa.7302"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-07-03T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1006/jare.1998.0475", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:14:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2002-10-07", "title": "Effects Of Livestock Grazing On Physical And Chemical Properties Of Sandy Soils In Sahelian Rangelands", "description": "The effects of grazing by livestock on soil surface features, bulk density and chemical properties were studied at the completion of a 4-year grazing experiment carried out in SadoreH, Niger. Grazing treatments were a factorial arrangement of two stocking rates (62\u00b75 and 125 kg live weight ha~1) and four sheep:goat ratios (0:6, 2:4, 4:2 and 6:0 animals per pasture), with two pastures per treatment and two ungrazed controls. Observations were also made in a fallow subjected to 9 years of intense and uncontrolled mixed grazing, and in a site that had been protected from grazing for 15 years. The topsoil was sampled (at depths of 0\u20132, 2\u20136, 6\u201314 and 14\u201330 cm) below shrub canopy in herbaceous vegetation and in bare soil patches within each of 20 paddocks for determination of pH, organic C, and total N and P concentrations. Soil bulk density was measured in a subset of soil profiles. The areal extent of different types of soil crusts and other soil surface features was assessed in one-half of the paddocks. Grazing resulted in a reduction (p(0\u00b701) and fragmentation of the area of crusted soils. However, this trend was partially compensated for by an increase of newly formed crusts. As a result, the soil infiltration index slightly increased with moderate grazing, but decreased at higher stocking rates. Compaction due to trampling was observed in the topsoil beneath the shrub canopy and also in vegetated patches, but only under intense grazing pressure. Soil bulk density was not affected by grazing except for an increase observed below 10 cm depth at the understorey of shrubs which is therefore unlikely due to trampling. When compared to the ungrazed control, pH, organic C and N concentrations, and to lesser extent P concentration, decreased after 4 years of grazing. Soil P and pH further decreased after 9 years of very high grazing pressure. However, neither N nor organic C decreased further.", "keywords": ["Technology", "570", "Economics", "PH", "630", "PROPRIETE CHIMIQUE", "AZOTE", "sandy soils", "grazing", "2. 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The sandy alluvial and aeolian sediments have a coarse texture and loose structure and are therefore vulnerable to damage caused by grazing animals and wind erosion. We investigated whether grazing exclusion could enhance ecosystem carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) storage and thereby improve overall soil quality. We compared soil properties, C and N storage in biomass (aboveground and below-ground), and the total and light fraction soil organic matter between adjacent areas with continuous grazing and a 12-year grazing exclosure. The soil silt\u00a0+\u00a0clay content, organic C, total Kjeldahl N, available N and K, and cation-exchange capacity were significantly (P\u00a0<\u00a00.05) greater in the exclosure. We found that to a depth of 100\u00a0cm, the exclosure plots had greater light fraction C storage (by 267.2\u00a0g\u00a0m(-2)\u00a0=\u00a073.3\u00a0%), light fraction N storage (by 16.6\u00a0g\u00a0m(-2)\u00a0=\u00a0105.7\u00a0%), total soil C storage (by 1174.4\u00a0g\u00a0m(-2)\u00a0=\u00a043.9\u00a0%), and total N storage (by 91.1\u00a0g\u00a0m(-2)\u00a0=\u00a031.3\u00a0%). Biomass C and N storage were also 205.0 and 8.0\u00a0g\u00a0m(-2) greater (154.8 and 181.8\u00a0%, respectively). The increase was greatest in the light fraction organic matter and biomass and decreased with increasing depth in the soil. The results suggest that light fraction C and N respond more rapidly than total soil C and N to grazing exclusion and that vegetation recovers faster than soil. Our results confirmed that the degraded sandy rangeland is recovering and sequestering C after the removal of grazing pressure.", "keywords": ["2. 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Their subsistence relies heavily on maintaining the productivity, biodiversity and services of these ecosystems. Harsh environmental conditions (e.g., drought) combined with land use intensification (e.g., overgrazing) make dryland ecosystems vulnerable and prone to degradation. However, the interplay between livestock grazing intensity and aridity conditions in driving the conservation and nutritional value of forage in arid and semi-arid rangelands is still not fully understood. In this study, we performed structural equation models (SEM) to assess the simultaneous direct and indirect effects of livestock grazing intensity and aridity level on community structure, diversity, biomass, forage production, forage C:N ratio and forage fiber composition in two semi-arid Mediterranean rangelands, NE Spain. Not surprisingly, we found that higher livestock grazing intensity led to lower community plant cover, especially when combined with higher aridity. However, both increasing grazing intensity and aridity were associated with higher forage production after one year of grazing exclusion. We did not find any adverse effect of livestock grazing on plant diversity, although plant species composition differed among grazing intensity levels. On the other hand, we found an aridity-driven trade-off in regard of the nutritional value of forage. Specifically, higher aridity was associated with a decrease in the least digestible fiber fraction (i.e., lignin) and an increase in forage C:N ratio. More interestingly, we found that livestock grazing modulated this trade-off by improving the overall forage nutritional value. Altogether, our results provide further insights into the management of semi-arid Mediterranean rangelands, pointing out that maintaining traditional rangeland-based livestock production may be a sustainable option as long as rangeland conservation (e.g., community plant cover) is not severely compromised.</p", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "570", "Annual plant production", "Livestock", "Biodiversity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Plants", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "630", "Article", "Plant diversity", "Spain", "13. 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In this study, the impact of grazing upon the size, composition and activity of the soil microbial community was measured in field experiments in two coastal ecosystems: one salt marsh and one sand dune grassland. Bacterial, fungal and total microbial biomass were not systematically affected by grazing across ecosystems, although, within an ecosystem, differences could be detected. Fungal-to-bacterial ratio did not differ with grazing for either habitat. Redundancy analysis showed that soil moisture, bulk density and root biomass significantly explained the composition of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) markers, dominated by the distinction between the two grassland habitats, but where the grazing effect could also be resolved. PLFA markers for Gram-positive bacteria were more proportionally abundant in un-grazed, and markers for Gram-negative bacteria in grazed grasslands. Bacterial growth rate (leucine incorporation) was highest in un-grazed salt marsh but did not vary with grazing intensity in the sand dune grassland. We conclude that grazing consistently affects the composition of the soil microbial community in semi-natural grasslands but that its influence is small (7 % of the total variation in PLFA composition), compared with differences between grassland types (89 %). The relatively small effect of grazing translated to small effects on measurements of soil microbial functions, including N and C mineralisation. This study is an early step toward assessing consequences of land-use change for global nutrient cycles driven by the microbial community.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "bacterial growth rate", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "decomposer ecology", "nutrient cycling", "livestock grazing", "PLFAs", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-012-0721-2"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biology%20and%20Fertility%20of%20Soils", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s00374-012-0721-2", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s00374-012-0721-2", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s00374-012-0721-2"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-07-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.022", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:32Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-01-19", "title": "Full Accounting Of The Greenhouse Gas (Co2, N2o, Ch4) Budget Of Nine European Grassland Sites", "description": "The full greenhouse gas balance of nine contrasted grassland sites covering a major climatic gradient over Europe was measured during two complete years. The sites include awide range ofmanagement regimes (rotational grazing, continuous grazing andmowing), the three main types of managed grasslands across Europe (sown, intensive permanent and semi-natural grassland) and contrasted nitrogen fertilizer supplies. At all sites, the net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 was assessed using the eddy covariance technique.N2Oemissions weremonitored using various techniques (GC-cuvette systems, automated chambers and tunable diode laser) and CH4 emissions resulting from enteric fermentation of the grazing cattle were measured in situ at four sites using the SF6 tracer method. Hence, when expressed in CO2-C equivalents, emissions of N2O and CH4 resulted in a 19% offset of the NEE sink activity. An attributedGHG balance has been calculated by subtracting fromthe NBP: (i)N2OandCH4 emissions occurring within the grassland plot and (ii) off-site emissions ofCO2 andCH4 as a result of the digestion and enteric fermentation by cattle of the cut herbage.The net exchanges by the grassland ecosystems of CO2 and of GHG were highly correlated with the difference in carbon used by grazing versus cutting, indicating that cut grasslands have a greater on-site sink activity than grazed grasslands. However, the net biome productivity was significantly correlated to the total C used by grazing and cutting, indicating that, on average, net carbon storage declines with herbage utilisation for herbivores", "keywords": ["Livestock", "330", "net ecosystem exchange", "NITROUS OXIDE", "native tallgrass prairie", "GAZ A EFFET DE SERRE", "Nitrogen cycle", "Carbon sequestration;", "12. 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Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "agricultural soils", "environment", "Methane", "respiration"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.022"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.022", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.022", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.022"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10021-013-9731-7", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:14:46Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-12-05", "title": "Optimizing Carbon Storage Within A Spatially Heterogeneous Upland Grassland Through Sheep Grazing Management", "description": "Livestock grazing is known to influence carbon (C) storage in vegetation and soil. Yet, for grazing management to be used to optimize C storage, large scale investigations that take into account the typically heterogeneous distribution of grazers and C across the landscape are required. In a landscape-scale grazing experiment in the Scottish uplands, we quantified C stored in swards dominated by the widespread tussock-forming grass species Molinia caerulea. The impact of three sheep stocking treatments (\u2018commercial\u2019 2.7\u00a0ewes\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0y\u22121, \u2018low\u2019 0.9\u00a0ewes\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0y\u22121 and no livestock) on plant C stocks was determined at three spatial scales; tussock, sward and landscape, and these data were used to predict long-term changes in soil organic carbon (SOC). We found that tussocks were particularly dense C stores (that is, high C mass per unit area) and that grazing reduced their abundance and thus influenced C stocks held in M. caerulea swards across the landscape; C stocks were 3.83, 5.01 and 6.85\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121 under commercial sheep grazing, low sheep grazing and no grazing, respectively. Measured vegetation C in the three grazing treatments provided annual C inputs to RothC, an organic matter turnover model, to predict changes in SOC over 100\u00a0years. RothC predicted SOC to decline under commercial sheep stocking and increase under low sheep grazing and no grazing. Our findings suggest that no sheep and low-intensity sheep grazing are better upland management practices for enhancing plant and soil C sequestration than commercial sheep grazing. This is evaluated in the context of other upland management objectives.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. 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This study observed the variation of soil properties and community characteristics of four treatments of different grazing intensity (no grazing, UG; light grazing, LG; moderate grazing, MG; and heavy grazing, HG) in an alpine meadow of Sichuan Province on the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. The results showed that grazing increased the pH, soil bulk density (BD), and contents of total carbon (TC) and total nitrogen (TN), and the BD increased while the others decreased with the grazing intensity. At the community level, with the increase of the grazing intensity, the vegetation coverage (R 2\u00a0=\u00a00.61, P\u00a0<\u00a00.001), mean height of community (R 2\u00a0=\u00a00.37, P\u00a0<\u00a00.001), aboveground biomass (R 2\u00a0=\u00a00.54, P\u00a0<\u00a00.001), litter biomass (R 2\u00a0=\u00a00.84, P\u00a0<\u00a00.001), and percentage of aboveground biomass of palatable grasses to total biomass (R 2\u00a0=\u00a00.74, P\u00a0<\u00a00.001) significantly decreased, while the belowground biomass (R 2\u00a0=\u00a00.72, P\u00a0<\u00a00.001) and the root/shoot (R/S) ratio (R 2\u00a0=\u00a00.65, P\u00a0<\u00a00.001) increased. The species richness was the greatest at LG and the total biomass at UG. With grazing, the dominant species of the plant community shifted from palatable grasses (Gramineae and Cyperaceae) to unpalatable grasses (Compositae and Ranunculaceae). Based on the results, LG may be the optimal grassland management mode to be used in the long time in the alpine meadow of the Tibetan Plateau.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "China", "Livestock", "Nitrogen", "Biodiversity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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In the N-response trial, maize was grown annually receiving urea N at 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 kg N ha\u22121. In Ibadan, maize production increased with N fertilization, but mean annual grain yield declined over the course of the trial. In Zaria, no response to N treatments was observed initially, and an increase in the phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) fertilizer application rate was required to increase yield across treatments and obtain a response to N applications, stressing the importance of non-N fertilizers in the savannah. In the rotation trial, a 2-year natural fallow\u2013maize rotation was compared with maize rotated with different legume types: green manure, forage, dual-purpose, and grain legumes. The cultivation of some legume types resulted in a greater annual maize production relative to the fallow\u2013maize combination and corresponding treatments in the N-response trial, while there was no gain in maize yield with other legume types. Large differences in the residual effects from legumes and fallow were also observed between sites, indicting a need for site-specific land management recommendations. In Ibadan, cultivation of maize after the forage legume (Stylosanthes guianensis) achieved the highest yield. The natural fallow\u2013maize rotation had improved soil characteristics (Bray-I P, exchangeable potassium, calcium and magnesium) at the end of the trial relative to legume\u2013maize rotations, and natural fallow resulted in higher maize yields than the green manure legume (Pueraria phaseoloides). In Zaria, maize following dual-purpose soybean achieved the highest mean yield. At both sites, variation in aboveground N and P dynamics of the legume and fallow vegetation could only partly explain the different residual effects on maize.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "forage legumes", "agropastoral systems", "northern guinea savanna", "livestock systems", "Soil Science", "biological nitrogen-fixation", "increased crop production", "continuous cultivation", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "farming systems", "fertility management", "organic-matter", "Agronomy and Crop Science"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Franke, A.C., Laberge, G., Oyewole, B.D., Schulz, S., Tobe, O.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-008-9174-2"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nutrient%20Cycling%20in%20Agroecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10705-008-9174-2", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10705-008-9174-2", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10705-008-9174-2"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-03-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-017-3388-5", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-08-26", "title": "Livestock grazing and aridity reduce the functional diversity of biocrusts", "description": "Livestock grazing and climate change are two of the most important global change drivers affecting ecosystem functioning in drylands. Grazing and climate are known to influence the cover and composition of biocrusts, which are substantial components of dryland soils globally. Much less is known, however, about how these global change drivers affect the functional diversity of biocrust communities in these ecosystems. Here, we evaluate the role of increasing aridity and grazing intensity in driving the functional diversity of biocrusts. We collected data on multiple biocrust functional traits and community composition, recent and historic grazing intensity, and vascular plants at 151 sites from drylands in eastern Australia. We then used structural equation modelling and a fourth corner analysis to examine the combined effects of aridity and grazing on biocrust functional diversity and individual functional traits. Aridity had a significant direct suppressive effect on biocrust functional diversity. Effects of grazing by livestock, kangaroos and rabbits on functional diversity were predominantly indirect and suppressive, mediated by a reduction in biocrust cover. Grazing did, however, promote functional diversity via an increase in vascular plant richness, with a concomitant increase in biocrust richness. The overall effect of grazing on biocrust functional diversity however was negative. Fourth corner analyses revealed that livestock grazing had a significant negative effect on the ability of biocrusts to stabilise the soil. Aridity had strong negative effects on biocrust height and their ability to absorb water and capture sediment. Few significant relationships were detected between enzyme-related traits and environmental variables. Our findings provide novel evidence that the combination of increasing aridity and intensified livestock grazing will reduce the functional diversity and capabilities of biocrust communities, with resultant declines in ecosystem functioning.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "13. Climate action", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "Trait; Biological soil crust; soil crusts; ecosystem function; functional diversity; livestock; Drylands", "11. Sustainability", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11104-017-3388-5.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3388-5"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-017-3388-5", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-017-3388-5", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-017-3388-5"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-08-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11367-012-0521-9", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-10-29", "title": "Exploring Variability In Methods And Data Sensitivity In Carbon Footprints Of Feed Ingredients", "description": "Production of feed is an important contributor to life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon footprints (CFPs), of livestock products. Consequences of methodological choices and data sensitivity on CFPs of feed ingredients were explored to improve comparison and interpretation of CFP studies. Methods and data for emissions from cultivation and processing, land use (LU), and land use change (LUC) were analyzed. For six ingredients (maize, wheat, palm kernel expeller, rapeseed meal, soybean meal, and beet pulp), CFPs resulting from a single change in methods and data were compared with a reference CFP, i.e., based on IPCC Tier 1 methods, and data from literature. Results show that using more detailed methods to compute N2O emissions from cultivation hardly affected reference CFPs, except for methods to determine leaching (contributing to indirect N2O emissions) in which the influence is about -7 to +12 %. Overall, CFPs appeared most sensitive to changes in crop yield and applied synthetic fertilizer N. The inclusion of LULUC emissions can change CFPs considerably, i.e., up to 877 %. The level of LUC emissions per feed ingredient highly depends on the method chosen, as well as on assumptions on area of LUC, C stock levels (mainly aboveground C and soil C), and amortization period. We concluded that variability in methods and data can significantly affect CFPs of feed ingredients and hence CFPs of livestock products. Transparency in methods and data is therefore required. For harmonization, focus should be on methods to calculate leaching and emissions from LULUC. It is important to consider LUC in CFP studies of food, feed, and bioenergy products.", "keywords": ["INDICATORS", "life-cycle assessment", "571", "egg-production systems", "[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]", "NETHERLANDS", "milk-production", "netherlands", "EGG-PRODUCTION SYSTEMS", "MITIGATION", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "land-use change", "mitigation", "Methods", "deforestation", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "Feed ingredients", "2. 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Climate action", "Inventory data", "DEFORESTATION", "MILK-PRODUCTION"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-012-0521-9"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/The%20International%20Journal%20of%20Life%20Cycle%20Assessment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11367-012-0521-9", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11367-012-0521-9", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11367-012-0521-9"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-10-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11852-014-0333-0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-07-09", "title": "Utilisation Of A Coastal Grassland By Geese After Managed Re-Alignment", "description": "<p>In this study we evaluate the effect of coastal re-alignment on the utilisation of coastal grasslands by staging geese. We assessed vegetation change and utilisation by geese using repeated mapping and regular dropping counts in both the restored marsh and adjacent reference sites. All measurements were started well before the actual re-alignment. In addition, we studied the effects of livestock grazing on vegetation and geese, using exclosures. The vegetation transformed from fresh grassland into salt-marsh vegetation. A relatively large proportion of the de-embanked area became covered with secondary pioneer vegetation, and the overall cover of potential food plants for geese declined. Goose utilisation had initially dropped to low levels, both in autumn and in spring, but it recovered to a level comparable to the reference marsh after ten years. Exclosure experiments revealed that livestock grazing prevented the establishment of closed swards of grass in the poorly drained lower area of the restored marsh, and thereby negatively affected goose utilisation of these areas during spring staging. Goose grazing in the restored marsh during spring showed a positive numerical response to grass cover found during the preceding growing season. (1) The value of restored salt marsh as foraging habitat for geese initially decreased after managed re-alignment but recovered after ten years. (2) Our findings support the idea that the value of foraging habitats depends largely on the cover of forage plants and that this can be manipulated by adjusting both grazing and drainage.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Dark-bellied Brent geese", "Barnacle geese", "Livestock grazing", "Salt-marsh restoration", "ENGLAND", "SALT-MARSH RESTORATION", "PATTERNS", "WADDEN SEA", "15. Life on land", "TERM", "VEGETATION SUCCESSION", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-014-0333-0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Coastal%20Conservation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11852-014-0333-0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11852-014-0333-0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11852-014-0333-0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-07-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s13593-012-0110-0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:26Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-09-04", "title": "Agriculture And Greenhouse Gases, A Common Tragedy. A Review", "description": "Increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases has led to global warming and associated climatic changes. The problem has been aggravated by the perception that the atmosphere is an infinite and toll-free resource. The well-known concept proposed by Garrett Hardin\u2014\u201cThe Tragedy of the Commons\u201d\u2014highlights the misuse of common resources, which ultimately lead to their depletion. This article emphasizes the relevance of the same concept to the current climatic changes and highlights the impact of agriculture on the environment. The specific focus is on field crop production and livestock husbandry that have resulted in deteriorating environmental services and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the total amount of energy consumed by these sectors is enormous, encompassing 11\u00a0exajoules (EJ) annually. In addition, the article highlights possible impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity. Considering the foreseen growth of the global human population, it is expected that additional pressures will aggravate natural environments. Adoption of recommended management practices is crucial to reverse the environmental footprint of agriculture and lessen its impact on climate change. Regarding croplands, these practices can include reduced tillage systems, crop residue management, improved management of nutrients and pests, cover cropping, agroforestry, biochar application as soil amendment, and utilization of precision agriculture technologies. In the livestock sector, recommended management practices include changes in animals\u2019 diet and appropriate management of manure. Adoption of these practices is also expected to decrease the on-farm and off-farm energy use. To encourage the adoption of these practices, authorities should provide the farmers with incentives, such as payments for improving environmental services. Also, international regulations must be enforced to instigate a notable shift in human diets with the goal of reducing the environmental impact of food production. Judicious implementation of related policies would be crucial for promoting the required links between agricultural production and environmental sustainability.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "[SDV.SA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences", "Livestock raising", "Tillage operations", "1. No poverty", "Biofuel cropping", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Energy use", "[SDV.EE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology", " environment", "13. Climate action", "Fertilizer use", "Environmental services", "11. Sustainability", "Climate change", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Rattan Lal, Ilan Stavi,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-012-0110-0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy%20for%20Sustainable%20Development", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s13593-012-0110-0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s13593-012-0110-0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s13593-012-0110-0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-09-05T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.035", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:39Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-05-28", "title": "Management opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese agriculture", "description": "Open AccessL'agriculture repr\u00e9sente environ 11\u00a0% des \u00e9missions nationales de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre (GES) de la Chine. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'adoption de meilleures pratiques de gestion sp\u00e9cifiques \u00e0 la r\u00e9gion, les agriculteurs chinois peuvent contribuer \u00e0 la r\u00e9duction des \u00e9missions tout en maintenant la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire de leur grande population (>1 300 millions). Cet article pr\u00e9sente les r\u00e9sultats d'une \u00e9valuation ascendante visant \u00e0 quantifier le potentiel technique des mesures d'att\u00e9nuation pour l'agriculture chinoise \u00e0 l'aide d'une m\u00e9ta-analyse de donn\u00e9es provenant de 240 publications pour les terres cultiv\u00e9es, 67 publications pour les prairies et 139 publications pour le b\u00e9tail, et fournit le sc\u00e9nario de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour l'analyse des co\u00fbts des mesures d'att\u00e9nuation identifi\u00e9es. Les options de gestion pr\u00e9sentant le plus grand potentiel d'att\u00e9nuation pour le riz ou les syst\u00e8mes de culture \u00e0 base de riz sont le travail de conservation, l'irrigation contr\u00f4l\u00e9e\u00a0; le remplacement de l'ur\u00e9e par du sulfate d'ammonium, l'application d'inhibiteurs d'azote (N), l'application d'engrais \u00e0 teneur r\u00e9duite en azote, la culture int\u00e9gr\u00e9e du riz, du poisson et du canard et l'application de biochar. Une r\u00e9duction de 15\u00a0% de l'application moyenne actuelle d'engrais azot\u00e9s synth\u00e9tiques pour le riz en Chine, soit 231 kg N ha\u22121, entra\u00eenerait une diminution de 12\u00a0% des \u00e9missions directes d'oxyde nitreux (N2O) dans le sol. L'application combin\u00e9e d'engrais chimiques et organiques, le travail de conservation, l'application de biochar et l'application r\u00e9duite d'azote sont des mesures possibles qui peuvent r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions globales de GES des syst\u00e8mes de culture en montagne. Les apports d'engrais conventionnels pour les l\u00e9gumes de serre repr\u00e9sentent plus de 2 \u00e0 8 fois la demande optimale en nutriments des cultures. Une r\u00e9duction de 20 \u00e0 40\u00a0% de l'application d'engrais azot\u00e9s sur les cultures mara\u00eech\u00e8res peut r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions de N2O de 32 \u00e0 121\u00a0%, sans avoir d'impact n\u00e9gatif sur le rendement. L'une des mesures d'att\u00e9nuation les plus importantes pour les prairies agricoles pourrait \u00eatre la conversion de terres cultiv\u00e9es \u00e0 faible rendement, en particulier sur les pentes, en terres arbustives ou en prairies, ce qui est \u00e9galement une option prometteuse pour r\u00e9duire l'\u00e9rosion des sols. En outre, l'exclusion du p\u00e2turage et la r\u00e9duction de l'intensit\u00e9 du p\u00e2turage peuvent augmenter la s\u00e9questration du COS et r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions globales tout en am\u00e9liorant les prairies largement d\u00e9grad\u00e9es. Pour la production animale, o\u00f9 le fourrage de mauvaise qualit\u00e9 est couramment nourri, l'am\u00e9lioration de la gestion des p\u00e2turages et de la qualit\u00e9 de l'alimentation peut r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions de m\u00e9thane (CH4) de 11\u00a0% et 5\u00a0% en moyenne. Les compl\u00e9ments alimentaires peuvent r\u00e9duire davantage les \u00e9missions de CH4, les lipides (r\u00e9duction de 15\u00a0%) et les tanins ou saponines (r\u00e9duction de 11\u00a0%) pr\u00e9sentant le plus grand potentiel. Nous sugg\u00e9rons \u00e9galement les mesures d'att\u00e9nuation les plus rentables sur le plan \u00e9conomique, en nous appuyant sur les travaux connexes sur la construction de courbes de co\u00fbts marginaux de r\u00e9duction pour le secteur.", "keywords": ["China", "Livestock", "550", "Cropping", "MACC", "Soil Science", "Cropland", "Rice Water Management and Productivity Enhancement", "Plant Science", "Greenhouse gas", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "630", "Environmental science", "Meta-analysis in Ecology and Agriculture Research", "Tillage", "12. Responsible consumption", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Fertilizer", "Engineering", "11. 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Climate action", "FOS: Biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Soil Carbon Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems", "Aerobic Rice Systems", "Pyrolysis"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.035"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.035", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.035", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.035"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agsy.2005.09.010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:45Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-09-28", "title": "A Simulation-Based Analysis Of Productivity And Soil Carbon In Response To Time-Controlled Rotational Grazing In The West African Sahel Region", "description": "In the Sahel region of West Africa, the traditional organization of the population and the grazing land avoided overexploitation of pastures. Since independence in the 1960s, grazing lands have been opened to all without specific guidance, and the vulnerability of the pastures to degradation has increased. Rotational grazing is postulated as a possible solution to provide higher pasture productivity, higher animal loads per unit land, and perhaps improved soil carbon storage. The objective of this study was to conduct a simulation-based assessment of the impact of rotational grazing management on pasture biomass production, grazing efficiency, animal grazing requirement satisfaction, and soil carbon storage in the Madiama Commune, Mali. The results showed that grazing intensity is the primary factor influencing the productivity of annual pastures and their capacity to provide for animal grazing requirements. Rotating the animals in paddocks is a positive practice for pasture protection that showed advantage as the grazing pressure increased. Increasing the size of the reserve biomass not available for grazing, which triggers the decision of taking the animals off the field, provided better pasture protection but reduced animal grazing requirements satisfaction. In terms of soil carbon storage, all management scenarios led to reduction of soil carbon at the end of the 50-year simulation periods, ranging between 4% and 5% of the initial storage. The differences in reduction as a function of grazing intensity were of no practical significance in these soils with very low organic matter content, mostly resistant to decomposition.", "keywords": ["Carbon sequestration", "Livestock management", "2. Zero hunger", "Soil organic matter", "Grazing systems", "Rotation", "Rotational grazing", "Pastures", "Soil carbon storage", "Controlled grazing", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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Box 645121, Pullman, WA 99164-5121, USA ( host institution ), Badini, Oumarou, St\u00f6ckle, Claudio O., Jones, Jim W., Nelson, Roger, Kodio, Amadou, Keita, Moussa,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2005.09.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agricultural%20Systems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.agsy.2005.09.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agsy.2005.09.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agsy.2005.09.010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.anopes.2021.100003", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:48Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-02-07", "title": "Predicting the dynamics of enteric methane emissions based on intake kinetic patterns in dairy cows fed diets containing either wheat or corn", "description": "Open AccessInternational audience", "keywords": ["2. 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Exogenous Organic Matters (EOMs) are secondary raw materials, i.e., wastes and residues from agriculture, municipalities or industry, which are either used as such or further processed with different technologies. The large variability in the raw materials and production technologies increases the diversity of EOM characteristics, which in turn affect their efficacy when applied to soils. The datapaper presents the database \u201cPhysico-chemical characteristics of Exogenous Organic Matters (EOMs)\u201d which is available in the Zenodo repository (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13969793). The database is a non-relational database in column format established in the framework of the EJP SOIL EOM4SOIL project, which aimed at establishing a database on EOM\u2019s characteristics. The database gathered EOM characteristics collected in national databases and surveys from 6 European countries, and completed by data published in scientific articles. It describes physico-chemical characteristics of 126 types of EOMs encompassing urban, industrial and agricultural origins (e.g. urine, biowastes, sewage sludge, farmyard manures) and 91 characteristics (e.g. major elements, trace metals, emerging organic contaminants, pathogens, potentially mineralised C and N). There is an average of about 20 variables collected per type of EOM. Preliminary description of the EOM characteristics database is proposed in the present datapaper using descriptive statistics. The characteristics of the 126 types of EOMs provide valuable insights that can help farmers, policymakers, and agricultural consultants to optimize the use of these materials in fertilization and soil amendment practices. This knowledge is essential for better management of EOM application practices by the farmers in order to increase soil carbon stocks and reduce the reliance on mineral fertilizers.", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "[SDV.SA.AGRO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agronomy", "Science (General)", "Computer applications to medicine. 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Below-ground gas sampling tubes were also used to measure soil methane (CH4) concentrations. CH4 efflux from grazed and un-grazed salt marsh did not differ significantly although grazing did lead to \u2018hotspots\u2019 of underground CH4 (up to 6% of total air volume) and CH4 efflux (peak of 9 mg m\u22122 h\u22121) significantly linked to high soil moisture content, low soil temperatures and the presence of Juncus gerardii. Carbon dioxide (CO2) efflux was greater from the un-grazed marsh (mean of 420 mg m\u22122 h\u22121) than the grazed marsh (mean of 333 mg m\u22122 h\u22121) throughout most of the year and was positively correlated with the deeper water table and greater soil temperatures. Grazing was not a significant predictor of nitrous oxide (N2O) soil emissions. Global Warming Potential (GWP; over 100 years), calculated from mean yearly chamber fluxes for CH4 and CO2, did not differ significantly with grazing treatment. Seasonal variation in the key drivers of soil greenhouse gas efflux; soil temperature, moisture and water table, plus the presence or absence of aerenchymatous plants such as J. gerardii were more important to the magnitude of greenhouse gas emissions than grazing management per se.", "keywords": ["chamber flux measurements", "salt marshes", "13. Climate action", "greenhouse gases", "Ribble estuary", "livestock grazing", "UK", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "12. 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Consequently, much effort is currently given to the exploration of potential strategies to reduce agricultural emissions. This paper presents results from a study estimating agricultural GHG emissions in the form of methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide (including carbon sources and sinks, and the impact of energy consumption/bioenergy production) from Danish agriculture in the years 1990-2010. An analysis of possible measures to reduce the GHG emissions indicated that a 50-70% reduction of agricultural emissions by 2050 relative to 1990 is achievable, including mitigation measures in relation to the handling of manure and fertilisers, optimization of animal feeding, cropping practices, and land use changes with more organic farming, afforestation and energy crops. In addition, the bioenergy production may be increased significantly without reducing the food production, whereby Danish agriculture could achieve a positive energy balance.", "keywords": ["Buildings and machinery", "Greenhouse Effect", "Landscape and recreation", "Livestock", "Denmark", "Nitrous Oxide", "Air and water emissions", "Models", " Biological", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "Soil", "11. Sustainability", "Farm nutrient management", "Animals", "Animal Husbandry", "Fertilizers", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Air Pollutants", "Nutrient turnover", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "Manure", "13. 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Legumes have shown great potential to enhance system productivity. On-farm experiments were conducted in different agro-ecological zones (AEZ) in Western Kenya to assess the agronomic and economic benefits of promising legumes. In each zone, trials were established in fields of high, medium and low fertility to assess the effect of soil fertility heterogeneity on legume productivity and subsequent maize yield. Common bean, soybean, groundnut, lima bean, lablab, velvet bean, crotalaria, and jackbean were grown in the short rains season, followed by maize in the long rains season. Alongside, continuous maize treatments fertilised at different rates were established. AEZs and soil fertility gradients within these zones greatly affected crop productivity, returns to land and labour of rotations, as well as the relative performance of rotations. Poorer soil fertility and AEZs with lower rainfall gave smaller legume and maize yields and consequently, smaller returns to land and labour. The cultivation of legumes increased maize yields in the subsequent long rains season compared with continuous maize receiving fertiliser at a similar rate, while the increase of maize after green manure legumes was stronger than that after grain legumes. Maize yield responded strongly to increasing amounts of N applied as legume residues with diminishing returns to legume-N application rates above 100\u00a0kg\u00a0N\u00a0ha\u22121. In the low potential zones, factors other than improved N availability likely also stimulated maize yield. Rotations with grain legumes generally provided better returns than those with green manures. Intercropping bean with maize in the long rains season provided an additional bean yield that did not come at the expense of maize yield and improved returns to land and labour, but more so in the high potential zones. The results demonstrate the strong impact of biophysical diversity on the productivity of the legumes and suggest the need for careful targeting of legume technologies to the different biophysical conditions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "semiarid kenya", "soil fertility", "legumes", "sustainable intensification", "cattle manure", "1. No poverty", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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To assess the risk and benefits arising from livestock production, transparent and robust indicators are required, such as those offered by life cycle assessment. A central question in such approaches is how environmental burden is allocated to livestock products and to manure that is re-used for agricultural production. To incentivize sustainable use of manure, it should be considered as a co-product as long as it is not disposed of, or wasted, or applied in excess of crop nutrient needs, in which case it should be treated as a waste. This paper proposes a theoretical approach to define nutrient requirements based on nutrient response curves to economic and physical optima and a pragmatic approach based on crop nutrient yield adjusted for nutrient losses to atmosphere and water. Allocation of environmental burden to manure and other livestock products is then based on the nutrient value from manure for crop production using the price of fertilizer nutrients. We illustrate and discuss the proposed method with two case studies.", "keywords": ["[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]", "assessment", "resource", "01 natural sciences", "630", "nitrogen", "Fertilizer", "allocation", "life cycle", "manures", "Feeds and feeding. Animal nutrition", "farmyard manure", "Housing and environmental control", "2. Zero hunger", "ta412", "Agriculture and the environment", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "fertilizer", "Crop Production", "[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio]", "Livestock supply chains", "green manures", "Fertilisers", "performance", "energy", "Livestock", "330", "fertilizers", "Allocation", "ta1172", "Environmental Sciences & Ecology", "333", "Article", "soil", "12. Responsible consumption", "nutrient use", "Life cycle assessment", "life cycle assessment", "livestock supply chains", "nutrients", "Animals", "livestock production", "alocation", "Fertilizers", "Rangelands. Range management. 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Since 2002, 1214 permanent and semi-permanent plots within the PEBANPA Network have enabled researchers to monitor and assess functions and trends among vegetation parameters, biodiversity, forest dynamics, soil physicochemical characteristics, and land use management. The objectives of this manuscript are to communicate the role and rationale of the PEBANPA Network, summarize examples of the main results found within the network and provide guidance to decision makers with respect to advancing sustainable land management in southern Patagonia. As examples, rangeland health indices, seedling and sapling regeneration under different timber managed forests, litterfall and seeds production under silvopastoral use, and soil carbon content impacted by livestock grazing have all been assessed. Vegetation and environmental variables including soil respiration, soil water infiltration, soil water retention capacity, soil erosion, and litter cover were measured under different grazing intensities. Livestock and forestry production have caused changes in the original floristic patterns, with several areas experiencing desertification. Heavy stocking rates have caused the greatest impacts on grassland soil carbon (C) loss as a consequence of soil erosion. We were able to conclude that low \u2212 medium grazing intensities yield the most positive impacts for biodiversity and soil physicochemical characteristics. Studies regarding levels of seedling and sapling regeneration post-harvest of timber further supported the importance of long-term monitoring due to the strongest evidence of interactions occurring 20 to 30 years after harvest. Distribution patterns of vascular plants and epigaeic coleopterons diversity revealed statistically significant differences among geographical zones and dominant vegetation types. The PEBANPA Network helps southern Patagonia address the challenges of unsustainable land management and climate change through monitoring ecosystem function and services. Long-term monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem function help decision makers better understand the impacts of land use practices, develop well-informed policies and secure present and future human well-being.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "LIVESTOCK GRAZING", "ECOSYSTEM SERVICES", "LAND USE PRACTICES", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "CARBON SEQUESTRATION", "13. 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The plastic mulch is often not removed completely from the fields after harvest. Over time, the plastic mulch that is left of the fields is broken down into smaller particles which are dispersed by the wind or runoff. In the Region of Murcia in Spain, plastic mulch is heavily used for intensive vegetable farming. After harvest, sheep are released into the fields to graze on the vegetable residues. The objective of the study was to assess the plastic contamination in agricultural soil in Spain and the ingestion of plastic by sheep. Therefore, three research questions were established: i) What is the plastic content in agricultural soils where plastic mulch is commonly used? ii) Do livestock ingest the microplastics found in the soil? iii) How much plastic could be transported by the livestock? To answer these questions, we sampled top soils (0&amp;amp;#8211;10&amp;amp;#160;cm) from 6 vegetable fields and collected sheep faeces from 5 different herds. The microplastic content was measured using density separation and visual identification. We found ~2&amp;amp;#160;&amp;amp;#215;&amp;amp;#160;10&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; particles&amp;amp;#8729;kg&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#8722;1&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; in the soil and ~10&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; particles&amp;amp;#8729;kg&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#8722;1&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; in the faeces. The data show that plastic particles were present in the soil and that livestock ingested them. After ingesting plastic from one field, the sheep can become a source of microplastic contamination as they graze on other farms or grasslands. The potential transport of microplastics due to a herd of 1000 sheep was estimated to be ~10&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;6&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; particles&amp;amp;#8729;ha&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#8722;1&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#8729;y&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#8722;1&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;. Further studies should focus on: assessing how much of the plastic found in faeces comes directly from plastic mulching, estimating the plastic degradation in the guts of sheep and understanding the potential effects of these plastic residues on the health of livestock.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Livestock", "Farms", "Sheep", "Plastic residues", "Microplastics", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Agriculture", "02 engineering and technology", "15. 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In Brazil, significant changes in land use result from the conversion of native vegetation to pasture and agriculture, conversion of pasture to agriculture and, more recently, the conversion of pasture and agriculture to integrated crop-livestock systems (ICL). The ICL system proposes a diversity of activities that include the strategic incorporation of pastures to agriculture so as to benefit both. In agricultural areas, for example, the implementation of ICL requires the production of quality forage for animals between crops as well as the production of straw to facilitate the sustainability of the no-tillage (NT) management system. The objective of this study was to evaluate the modifications in soil C stocks resulting from the main processes involved in the changes of land use in Amazonia and Cerrado biomes. For comparison purposes, areas under native vegetation, pastures, crop succession and ICL under different edapho-climatic conditions in Amazonia and Cerrado biomes were evaluated. This study demonstrated that the conversion of native vegetation to pasture can cause the soil to function either as a source or a sink of atmospheric CO2, depending on the land management applied. Non-degraded pasture under fertile soil showed a mean accumulation rate of 0.46\u00a0g\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121. Carbon losses from pastures implemented in naturally low fertile soil ranged from 0.15 to 1.53\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121, respectively, for non-degraded and degraded pasture. The conversion of native vegetation to agriculture in areas under the ICL system, even when cultivated under NT, resulted in C losses of 1.31 in six years and of 0.69\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u22121 in 21 years. The conversion of a non-degraded pasture to cropland (soybean/sorghum) released, in average, 1.44 Mg of C ha\u22121year\u22121to the atmosphere.  The ICL system in agricultural areas has shown evidences that it always functions as a sink of C with accumulation rates ranging from 0.82 to 2.58\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121. The ICL produces soil C accumulation and, as a consequence, reduces atmospheric CO2 in areas formerly cultivated under crop succession. However, the magnitude of C accumulation in soil depends on factors such as the types of crops, the edapho-climatic conditions and the amount of time the area is under ICL.", "keywords": ["[SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences", "550", "limiting water range", "01 natural sciences", "630", "atlantic forest", "Amazonia", "Crop-livestock systems", "Land use change", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. 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Maize grain yield was significantly increased by the annual application of cattle manure, compared to maize receiving an equal amount of N through synthetic fertilizer, but only from the third year of the experiment. The application of manure resulted in higher soil Kjel N, Bray-I P and exchangeable K values, and an increased N utilization efficiency by maize, suggesting that yield-limiting factors other than N deficiencies were of lesser importance than in the treatment receiving sole inorganic fertilizer. Nutrients other than N applied via the manure, particularly P, K and/or B, may have contributed to the higher grain yields in treatments receiving manure. A partial budgeting analysis revealed that, over a 5-year period, investments in the application of manure, in combination with synthetic fertilizer, resulted in higher margins than the application of fertilizer alone. However, analyses of marginal rates of return of changes from low urea N to high urea N or additional manure applications suggested that it was more profitable to invest in additional urea than in organic manure in the first two years of the experiment. The results suggested that manure applications, even when applied at relatively high rates, did not serve as a quick fix to on-farm soil fertility problems, but over a longer period, manure applied in combination with synthetic fertilizers did provide a significant and profitable contribution to enhanced cereal production.</p>", "keywords": ["fertility", "northern nigeria", "2. Zero hunger", "livestock systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "west-africa", "continuous cultivation", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "yield", "organic-matter", "management", "nitrogen", "soil"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479708006443"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Experimental%20Agriculture", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1017/s0014479708006443", "name": "item", "description": "10.1017/s0014479708006443", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1017/s0014479708006443"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1021/acs.est.6b06470", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:17:50Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-06-02", "title": "How Does Recycling of Livestock Manure in Agroecosystems Affect Crop Productivity, Reactive Nitrogen Losses, and Soil Carbon Balance?", "description": "Recycling of livestock manure in agroecosystems to partially substitute synthetic fertilizer nitrogen (N) input is recommended to alleviate the environmental degradation associated with synthetic N fertilization, which may also affect food security and soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, how substituting livestock manure for synthetic N fertilizer affects crop productivity (crop yield; crop N uptake; N use efficiency), reactive N (Nr) losses (ammonia (NH3) emission, N leaching and runoff), GHG (methane, CH4; and nitrous oxide, N2O; carbon dioxide) emissions and soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in agroecosystems is not well understood. We conducted a global meta-analysis of 141 studies and found that substituting livestock manure for synthetic N fertilizer (with equivalent N rate) significantly increased crop yield by 4.4% and significantly decreased Nr losses via NH3 emission by 26.8%, N leaching by 28.9% and N runoff by 26.2%. Moreover, annual SOC sequestration was significantly increased by 699.6 and 401.4 kg C ha-1 yr-1 in upland and paddy fields, respectively; CH4 emission from paddy field was significantly increased by 41.2%, but no significant change of that was observed from upland field; N2O emission was not significantly affected by manure substitution in upland or paddy fields. In terms of net soil carbon balance, substituting manure for fertilizer increased carbon sink in upland field, but increased carbon source in paddy field. These results suggest that recycling of livestock manure in agroecosystems improves crop productivity, reduces Nr pollution and increases SOC storage. To attenuate the enhanced carbon source in paddy field, appropriate livestock manure management practices should be adopted.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Livestock", "Nitrogen", "Nitrous Oxide", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Carbon", "12. Responsible consumption", "Manure", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Fertilizers", "Methane"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b06470"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Science%20%26amp%3B%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1021/acs.est.6b06470", "name": "item", "description": "10.1021/acs.est.6b06470", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1021/acs.est.6b06470"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-06-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1073/pnas.1320585111", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:18:38Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-08-19", "title": "Effect Of Woody-Plant Encroachment On Livestock Production In North And South America", "description": "Significance           <p>Grasslands all over the world are undergoing a rapid shift from herbaceous to woody-plant dominance, a phenomenon known as woody-plant encroachment. The impact of this global phenomenon on livestock production (LP), the main ecosystem service provided by grasslands, remains largely unexplored. We quantified, for the first time, the impact of woody-plant encroachment on LP at a large scale, finding a reduction of between 0.6 and 1.6 reproductive cows per square kilometer for each 1% increase in tree cover. By comparing the largest rangelands of the Americas (United States and Argentina), we also showed how the impact of woody-plant encroachment is mediated by social\uffe2\uff80\uff93economic factors. Our paper represents a significant advance in our understanding of grasslands as complex social\uffe2\uff80\uff93ecological systems.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Livestock", "Climate", "Argentina", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "01 natural sciences", "333", "United States", "Trees", "13. Climate action", "Animals", "Cattle", "Ecosystem", "Environmental Monitoring", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1320585111"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Proceedings%20of%20the%20National%20Academy%20of%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1073/pnas.1320585111", "name": "item", "description": "10.1073/pnas.1320585111", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1073/pnas.1320585111"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-08-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1073/pnas.1807354116", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:18:38Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-03-09", "title": "Diversifying livestock promotes multidiversity and multifunctionality in managed grasslands", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Increasing plant diversity can increase ecosystem functioning, stability, and services in both natural and managed grasslands, but the effects of herbivore diversity, and especially of livestock diversity, remain underexplored. Given that managed grazing is the most extensive land use worldwide, and that land managers can readily change livestock diversity, we experimentally tested how livestock diversification (sheep, cattle, or both) influenced multidiversity (the diversity of plants, insects, soil microbes, and nematodes) and ecosystem multifunctionality (including plant biomass production, plant leaf N and P, above-ground insect abundance, nutrient cycling, soil C stocks, water regulation, and plant\u2013microbe symbiosis) in the world\u2019s largest remaining grassland. We also considered the potential dependence of ecosystem multifunctionality on multidiversity. We found that livestock diversification substantially increased ecosystem multifunctionality by increasing multidiversity. The link between multidiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality was always stronger than the link between single diversity components and functions. Our work provides insights into the importance of multitrophic diversity to maintain multifunctionality in managed ecosystems and suggests that diversifying livestock could promote both multidiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in an increasingly managed world.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Livestock", "Sheep", "Biodiversity", "Biological Sciences", "15. Life on land", "Grassland", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "13. Climate action", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "Animals", "Cattle", "Animal Husbandry", "Ecosystem"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1807354116"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Proceedings%20of%20the%20National%20Academy%20of%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1073/pnas.1807354116", "name": "item", "description": "10.1073/pnas.1807354116", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1073/pnas.1807354116"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-03-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/avsc.12107", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-05-02", "title": "Scale-Dependent Effects Of Grazing And Topographic Heterogeneity On Plant Species Richness In A Dutch Salt Marsh Ecosystem", "description": "AbstractQuestion<p>For over three decades, low\uffe2\uff80\uff90intensity grazing has been used to maintain or increase plant species richness in European natural areas, but the effects are highly variable. Thus far, good predictors of whether grazing will have positive effects on plant species richness are limited. How does the interplay between low\uffe2\uff80\uff90intensity grazing and topographic heterogeneity affect plant species richness at different spatial scales?</p>Location<p>Long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term grazed and ungrazed salt marshes of the Dutch Wadden Sea island of Schiermonnikoog.</p>Methods<p>We selected ten plots of 2200\uffc2\uffa0m2 in grazed and ungrazed areas of our study sites, and recorded and compared plant species richness in 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1000\uffc2\uffa0m2 subplots. Topographic heterogeneity was quantified at the plot scale using the standard deviation of the elevation derived from a high\uffe2\uff80\uff90resolution (5\uffc2\uffa0m\uffc2\uffa0\uffc3\uff97\uffc2\uffa05\uffc2\uffa0m) digital elevation model. We calculated species\uffe2\uff80\uff93area relationships to analyse our data.</p>Results<p>We found that large\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale topographic heterogeneity (based on the whole plot of 2200\uffc2\uffa0m2) positively affects plant species richness at all scales (even at the smallest 0.1\uffe2\uff80\uff90m2 scale), and that grazing has a positive additive effect at the small scales (0.1 and 10\uffc2\uffa0m2). While grazing also had a positive effect on species richness at larger scales (1000\uffc2\uffa0m2), the strength of the effect was dependent on the topographic heterogeneity at that scale. The effectiveness of grazing for increased plant species richness was highest at low topographic heterogeneity, and lowest at intermediate topographic heterogeneity. Effects of intermediate heterogeneity were probably counterbalanced by the effects of grazing.</p>Conclusions<p>Our results suggest that the variation in elevation is an important predictor of whether low\uffe2\uff80\uff90intensity grazing has positive effects on plant species richness or not. Grazing appears most beneficial at low topographic heterogeneity, but whether these findings hold for other grazed ecosystems will depend on several factors, most importantly, the relationship between topographic and abiotic heterogeneity. Results of our study are highly relevant for the application of low\uffe2\uff80\uff90intensity grazing as tool for conservation management in salt marshes and other natural areas.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Topography", "Livestock", "IMPACT", "Vascular plants", "Spatial scale", "DIVERSITY", "Nature management", "Biodiversity", "Conservation", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "SOIL", "Grazing lawns", "HERBIVORES", "BIODIVERSITY", "Herbivory", "VEGETATION", "14. Life underwater", "Plant-herbivore interactions", "GRASSLANDS", "RESTORATION", "RESPONSES", "ENVIRONMENTS"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12107"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20Vegetation%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/avsc.12107", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/avsc.12107", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/avsc.12107"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-05-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.12144", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-01-20", "title": "Effects of grazing on grassland soil carbon: a global review", "description": "Abstract<p>Soils of grasslands represent a large potential reservoir for storingCO2, but this potential likely depends on how grasslands are managed for large mammal grazing. Previous studies found both strong positive and negative grazing effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) but explanations for this variation are poorly developed. Expanding on previous reviews, we performed a multifactorial meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis of grazer effects onSOCdensity on 47 independent experimental contrasts from 17 studies. We explicitly tested hypotheses that grazer effects would shift from negative to positive with decreasing precipitation, increasing fineness of soil texture, transition from dominant grass species with C3to C4photosynthesis, and decreasing grazing intensity, after controlling for study duration and sampling depth. The six variables of soil texture, precipitation, grass type, grazing intensity, study duration, and sampling depth explained 85% of a large variation (\uffc2\uffb1150\uffc2\uffa0g\uffc2\uffa0m\uffe2\uff88\uff922\uffc2\uffa0yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921) in grazing effects, and the best model included significant interactions between precipitation and soil texture (P\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa00.002), grass type, and grazing intensity (P\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa00.012), and study duration and soil sampling depth (P\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa00.020). Specifically, an increase in mean annual precipitation of 600\uffc2\uffa0mm resulted in a 24%decreasein grazer effect size on finer textured soils, while on sandy soils the same increase in precipitation produced a 22%increasein grazer effect onSOC. Increasing grazing intensity increasedSOCby 6\uffe2\uff80\uff937% on C4\uffe2\uff80\uff90dominated and C4\uffe2\uff80\uff93C3mixed grasslands, but decreasedSOCby an average 18% in C3\uffe2\uff80\uff90dominated grasslands. We discovered these patterns despite a lack of studies in natural, wildlife\uffe2\uff80\uff90dominated ecosystems, and tropical grasslands. Our results, which suggest a future focus on why C3vs. C4\uffe2\uff80\uff90dominated grasslands differ so strongly in their response ofSOCto grazing, show that grazer effects onSOCare highly context\uffe2\uff80\uff90specific and imply that grazers in different regions might be managed differently to help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil", "Food Chain", "Livestock", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Feeding Behavior", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "Carbon", "Ecosystem"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Megan E. McSherry, Mark E. Ritchie,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12144"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/gcb.12144", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/gcb.12144", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/gcb.12144"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-02-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.13431", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-07-14", "title": "Grazing intensity significantly affects belowground carbon and nitrogen cycling in grassland ecosystems: a meta-analysis", "description": "Abstract<p>Livestock grazing activities potentially alter ecosystem carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles in grassland ecosystems. Despite the fact that numerous individual studies and a few meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analyses had been conducted, how grazing, especially its intensity, affects belowground C and N cycling in grasslands remains unclear. In this study, we performed a comprehensive meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis of 115 published studies to examine the responses of 19 variables associated with belowground C and N cycling to livestock grazing in global grasslands. Our results showed that, on average, grazing significantly decreased belowground C and N pools in grassland ecosystems, with the largest decreases in microbial biomass C and N (21.62% and 24.40%, respectively). In contrast, belowground fluxes, including soil respiration, soil net N mineralization and soil N nitrification increased by 4.25%, 34.67% and 25.87%, respectively, in grazed grasslands compared to ungrazed ones. More importantly, grazing intensity significantly affected the magnitude (even direction) of changes in the majority of the assessed belowground C and N pools and fluxes, and C\uffc2\uffa0:\uffc2\uffa0N ratio as well as soil moisture. Specifically,light grazing contributed to soil C and N sequestration whereas moderate and heavy grazing significantly increased C and N losses. In addition, soil depth, livestock type and climatic conditions influenced the responses of selected variables to livestock grazing to some degree. Our findings highlight the importance of the effects of grazing intensity on belowground C and N cycling, which may need to be incorporated into regional and global models for predicting effects of human disturbance on global grasslands and assessing the climate\uffe2\uff80\uff90biosphere feedbacks.</p>", "keywords": ["Carbon sequestration", "Mineralization", "Livestock", "Nitrogen", "Soil microbial biomass", "Poaceae", "333", "Carbon Cycle", "Soil", "Animals", "mineralization", "Herbivory", "FoR 06 (Biological Sciences)", "Ecosystem", "2. Zero hunger", "Science & Technology", "Ecology", "050205 Environmental Management", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Nitrogen Cycle", "15. Life on land", "carbon sequestration", "Grassland", "soil microbial biomass", "Carbon", "Environmental sciences", "Biological sciences", "Heavy grazing", "13. Climate action", "heavy grazing", "CO2 emission", "Biodiversity Conservation", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "FoR 05 (Environmental Sciences)", "Life Sciences & Biomedicine"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13431"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/gcb.13431", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/gcb.13431", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/gcb.13431"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-09-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.14878", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-10-22", "title": "Which practices co\u2010deliver food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and combat land degradation and desertification?", "description": "Abstract<p>There is a clear need for transformative change in the land management and food production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, combatting land degradation and desertification, and delivering food security (referred to hereafter as \uffe2\uff80\uff9cland challenges\uffe2\uff80\uff9d). We assess the potential for 40 practices to address these land challenges and find that: Nine options deliver medium to large benefits for all four land challenges. A further two options have no global estimates for adaptation, but have medium to large benefits for all other land challenges. Five options have large mitigation potential (&gt;3\uffc2\uffa0Gt CO2eq/year) without adverse impacts on the other land challenges. Five options have moderate mitigation potential, with no adverse impacts on the other land challenges. Sixteen practices have large adaptation potential (&gt;25 million people benefit), without adverse side effects on other land challenges. Most practices can be applied without competing for available land. However, seven options could result in competition for land. A large number of practices do not require dedicated land, including several land management options, all value chain options, and all risk management options. Four options could greatly increase competition for land if applied at a large scale, though the impact is scale and context specific, highlighting the need for safeguards to ensure that expansion of land for mitigation does not impact natural systems and food security. A number of practices, such as increased food productivity, dietary change and reduced food loss and waste, can reduce demand for land conversion, thereby potentially freeing\uffe2\uff80\uff90up land and creating opportunities for enhanced implementation of other practices, making them important components of portfolios of practices to address the combined land challenges.</p", "keywords": ["773901", "Invited Primary Research Article", "550", "QH301 Biology", "Acclimatization", "demand management", "TROPICAL FORESTS", "adaptation; adverse side effects; co-benefits; demand management; desertification; food security; land degradation; land management; mitigation; practice; risk management", "ECOSYSTEM SERVICES", "adaptation", "01 natural sciences", "Food Supply", "NE/M021327/1", "PRACTICE", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5", "11. 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Their subsistence relies heavily on maintaining the productivity, biodiversity and services of these ecosystems. Harsh environmental conditions (e.g., drought) combined with land use intensification (e.g., overgrazing) make dryland ecosystems vulnerable and prone to degradation. However, the interplay between livestock grazing intensity and aridity conditions in driving the conservation and nutritional value of forage in arid and semi-arid rangelands is still not fully understood. In this study, we performed structural equation models (SEM) to assess the simultaneous direct and indirect effects of livestock grazing intensity and aridity level on community structure, diversity, biomass, forage production, forage C:N ratio and forage fiber composition in two semi-arid Mediterranean rangelands, NE Spain. Not surprisingly, we found that higher livestock grazing intensity led to lower community plant cover, especially when combined with higher aridity. However, both increasing grazing intensity and aridity were associated with higher forage production after one year of grazing exclusion. We did not find any adverse effect of livestock grazing on plant diversity, although plant species composition differed among grazing intensity levels. On the other hand, we found an aridity-driven trade-off in regard of the nutritional value of forage. Specifically, higher aridity was associated with a decrease in the least digestible fiber fraction (i.e., lignin) and an increase in forage C:N ratio. More interestingly, we found that livestock grazing modulated this trade-off by improving the overall forage nutritional value. Altogether, our results provide further insights into the management of semi-arid Mediterranean rangelands, pointing out that maintaining traditional rangeland-based livestock production may be a sustainable option as long as rangeland conservation (e.g., community plant cover) is not severely compromised.</p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "570", "Annual plant production", "Livestock", "Biodiversity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Plants", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "630", "Article", "Plant diversity", "Spain", "13. 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Therefore, the European Union (EU) has recently imposed sustainability criteria on biofuel production in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). In this article, we analyse the effectiveness of the sustainability criteria for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. We first use a global agriculture and forestry model to investigate environmental effects of the EU member states National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) without sustainability criteria. We conclude that these targets would drive losses of 2.2\uffc2\uffa0Mha of highly biodiverse areas and generate 95\uffc2\uffa0Mt\uffc2\uffa0CO 2 eq of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, in a second step, we demonstrate that the EU biofuel demand could be satisfied \uffe2\uff80\uff98sustainably\uffe2\uff80\uff99 according to RED despite its negative environmental effects. This is because the majority of global crop production is produced \uffe2\uff80\uff98sustainably\uffe2\uff80\uff99 in the sense of RED and can provide more than 10 times the total European biofuel demand in 2020 if reallocated from sectors without sustainability criteria. This finding points to a potential policy failure of applying sustainability regulation to a single sector in a single region. To be effective this policy needs to be more complete in targeting a wider scope of agricultural commodities and more comprehensive in its membership of countries.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "research", "330", "emissions", "dynamics", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "16. Peace & justice", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "livestock", "13. Climate action", "11. 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Yet its impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil properties, and biodiversity may occur but have never been addressed simultaneously. Using a standardized survey at 98 sites across six continents, we show that interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil, and biodiversity are critical to explain the delivery of fundamental ecosystem services across drylands worldwide. Increasing grazing pressure reduced ecosystem service delivery in warmer and species-poor drylands, whereas positive effects of grazing were observed in colder and species-rich areas. Considering interactions between grazing and local abiotic and biotic factors is key for understanding the fate of dryland ecosystems under climate change and increasing human pressure.</p>", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "570", "Ecosystem services (ES)", "Livestock", "Climate", "Climate Change", "Wild", "630", "Dryland", "Soil", "SDG-02: Zero hunger", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "Climate change", "Humans", "Ecosystem services", "grazing", "Herbivory", "14. Life underwater", "climate", "Institut f\u00fcr Biochemie und Biologie", "Ecosystem", "biodiversity", "SDG-15: Life on land", "2. Zero hunger", "Systems", "Drylands", "Qu\u00edmica", "Biodiversity", "15. Life on land", "Grazing", "13. 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However, there has been little evidence regarding grazing intensity impacts on vegetation change and soil C and N dynamics in this region. This paper reports the effects of four grazing intensities namely un-grazed (UG), lightly grazed (LG), moderately grazed (MG) and heavily grazed (HG) on vegetation characteristics and soil properties of grasslands in the Guyuan county in the agro-pastoral transition region, Hebei province, northern China. Our study showed that the vegetation height, canopy cover, plant species abundance and aboveground biomass decreased significantly with increased grazing intensity. Similarly, soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (STN) in the 0-50 cm were highest under UG (13.3 kg C m-2 and 1.69 kg N m-2) and lowest under HG (9.8 kg C m-2 and 1.22 kg N m-2). Soil available nitrogen (SAN) was significantly lower under HG (644 kg N hm-2) than under other treatments (725-731 kg N hm-2) in the 0-50 cm. Our results indicate that the pasture management of 'take half-leave half' has potential benefits for primary production and livestock grazing in this region. However, grazing exclusion was perhaps the most effective choice for restoring degraded grasslands in this region. Therefore, flexible rangeland management should be adopted in this region.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "China", "Livestock", "Nitrogen", "Science", "Q", "R", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Grassland", "Carbon", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "Medicine", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Herbivory", "Research Article"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Min-yun Xu, Kun Wang, Fan Xie,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096604"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PLoS%20ONE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1371/journal.pone.0096604", "name": "item", "description": "10.1371/journal.pone.0096604", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1371/journal.pone.0096604"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-05-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1371/journal.pone.0111965", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:20:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-06-08", "title": "The Effect Of Chemical Amendments Used For Phosphorus Abatement On Greenhouse Gas And Ammonia Emissions From Dairy Cattle Slurry: Synergies And Pollution", "description": "Land application of cattle slurry can result in incidental and chronic phosphorus (P) loss to waterbodies, leading to eutrophication. Chemical amendment of slurry has been proposed as a management practice, allowing slurry nutrients to remain available to plants whilst mitigating P losses in runoff. The effectiveness of amendments is well understood but their impacts on other loss pathways (so-called 'pollution swapping' potential) and therefore the feasibility of using such amendments has not been examined to date. The aim of this laboratory scale study was to determine how the chemical amendment of slurry affects losses of NH3, CH4, N2O, and CO2. Alum, FeCl2, Polyaluminium chloride (PAC)-and biochar reduced NH3 emissions by 92, 54, 65 and 77% compared to the slurry control, while lime increased emissions by 114%. Cumulative N2O emissions of cattle slurry increased when amended with alum and FeCl2 by 202% and 154% compared to the slurry only treatment. Lime, PAC and biochar resulted in a reduction of 44, 29 and 63% in cumulative N2O loss compared to the slurry only treatment. Addition of amendments to slurry did not significantly affect soil CO2 release during the study while CH4 emissions followed a similar trend for all of the amended slurries applied, with an initial increase in losses followed by a rapid decrease for the duration of the study. All of the amendments examined reduced the initial peak in CH4 emissions compared to the slurry only treatment. There was no significant effect of slurry amendments on global warming potential (GWP) caused by slurry land application, with the exception of biochar. After considering pollution swapping in conjunction with amendment effectiveness, the amendments recommended for further field study are PAC, alum and lime. This study has also shown that biochar has potential to reduce GHG losses arising from slurry application.", "keywords": ["Greenhouse Effect", "Time Factors", "Science", "methane emissions", "Nitrous Oxide", "n2o emissions", "Environment", "Global Warming", "soil", "12. Responsible consumption", "Ammonia", "Air Pollution", "Animals", "volatilization", "2. Zero hunger", "Air Pollutants", "Sewage", "Q", "Pollution swapping", "R", "Phosphorus", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "Greenhouse Gas", "field", "6. Clean water", "livestock slurry", "Dairying", "Slurries", "13. Climate action", "manure", "nitrous-oxide emission", "Medicine", "Feasibility Studies", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Cattle", "grassland", "Methane", "charcoal", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111965"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PLOS%20ONE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1371/journal.pone.0111965", "name": "item", "description": "10.1371/journal.pone.0111965", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1371/journal.pone.0111965"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-06-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1590/s1806-66902014000500013", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:20:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-10-29", "title": "Soil Physico-Hydrical Properties Resulting From The Management In Integrated Production Systems", "description": "Anthropic action, such as the soil use and management systems, promote changes in the soil structure. These changes might hamper the development of plants in soil management practices that involve its mobilization, and the negative effects might be increased due to intensive use. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physico-hydrical properties of a Haplohumox in integrated production systems under different soil managements. The soil superficial (0.0-0.10 m) and sub-superficial (0.10-0.20 m) layers were evaluated in the different systems: conventional tillage (CT), minimum tillage (MT), no-tillage (NT) and chiseled no-tillage (CNT), taking into consideration the annual ryegrass cropped for different uses [cover crop (C), grazing (G) and silage (S)] during the winter. Soil bulk density (Db), total porosity (TP), macro (Ma) and microporosity (Mi), water retention curves (SWRC) and water retention due to pore size (r) were determined. The annual ryegrass used as C produced lower Db and Mi and higher TP and Ma in CT, MT and CNT systems. No difference was verified between G and S in any of the management systems or soil layers. The superficial layer SWRC presented similar behavior regarding CT, MT and CNT. Under NT, C resulted in higher water retention. However, G and S provided higher water retention due to the pore size in this system.", "keywords": ["Soil physical quality", "Agriculture (General)", "Integra\u00e7\u00e3o lavoura-pecu\u00e1ria", "No-tillage", "Agriculture sustainability", "Haplohumox", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Plantio direto", "Sustentabilidade agr\u00edcola", "S1-972", "Latossolo Bruno", "Crop-livestock integration", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Qualidade f\u00edsica do solo"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1590/s1806-66902014000500013"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Revista%20Ci%C3%AAncia%20Agron%C3%B4mica", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1590/s1806-66902014000500013", "name": "item", "description": "10.1590/s1806-66902014000500013", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1590/s1806-66902014000500013"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2134/jeq2010.0162", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:02Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-04-26", "description": "Silvopastoral management of fast-growing tree plantations is becoming popular in the Brazilian Cerrado (savanna). To understand the influence of such systems on soil carbon (C) storage, we studied C content in three aggregate size classes in six land-use systems (LUS) on Oxisols in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The systems were a native forest, a treeless pasture, 24- and 4-yr-old eucalyptus ( sp.) plantations, and 15- and 4-yr-old silvopastures of fodder grass plus animals under eucalyptus. From each system, replicated soil samples were collected from four depths (0-10, 10-20, 20-50, and 50-100 cm), fractionated into 2000- to 250-, 250- to 53-, and <53-\u03bcm size classes representing macroaggregates, microaggregates, and silt + clay, respectively, and their C contents determined. Macroaggregate was the predominant size fraction under all LUS, especially in the surface soil layers of tree-based systems. In general, C concentrations (g kg soil) in the different aggregate size fractions did not vary within the same depth. The soil organic carbon (SOC) stock (Mg C ha) to 1-m depth was highest under pasture compared with other LUS owing to its higher soil bulk density. The soils under all LUS had higher C stock compared with other reported values for managed tropical ecosystems: down to 1 m, total SOC stock values ranged from 461 Mg ha under pasture to 393 Mg ha under old eucalyptus. Considering the possibility for formation and retention of microaggregates within macroggregates in low management-intensive systems such as silvopasture, the macroaggregate dynamics in the soil seem to be a good indicator of its C storage potential.", "keywords": ["Carbon Sequestration", "Eucalyptus", "Livestock", "Agriculture", "Forestry", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "Carbon", "Soil", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Particle Size", "Fertilizers", "Brazil", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2010.0162"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Quality", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2134/jeq2010.0162", "name": "item", "description": "10.2134/jeq2010.0162", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2134/jeq2010.0162"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2134/jeq2017.08.0313", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:04Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-04-05", "title": "A Global Meta-Analysis of Grazing Impacts on Soil Health Indicators", "description": "<p>Grazing lands support the livelihoods of millions of people across nearly one\uffe2\uff80\uff90half of the globe. Soils are the backbone of stability and resilience in these systems. To determine livestock grazing impacts on soil health, we conducted a global meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis of soil organic carbon (SOC), total N, C/N ratio, and bulk density responses to grazing strategies (continuous, rotational, and no grazing) and intensities (heavy, moderate, and light grazing) from 64 studies around the world. Across all studies and grazing intensities, continuous grazing significantly reduced SOC, C/N, and total N compared with no grazing. Soil compaction (i.e., increased bulk density) was greater under both continuous and rotational grazing compared with no grazing; however, rotational grazing had lower bulk density than continuous grazing. Rotational grazing had greater SOC than continuous grazing and was not different from no grazing. The positive responses of SOC to rotational grazing could create climate change mitigation opportunities. Grazing strategy comparisons were minimally conditioned by aridity class (i.e., arid, subhumid, and humid); however, complete observations were notably limited or missing for many rotational grazing comparisons. For continuous and no grazing strategy comparisons, we found that grazing management can significantly influence soil function and health outcomes; however, site\uffe2\uff80\uff90specific environmental factors play important moderating roles. Greater coordination across regional, national, and global efforts, as well as consistent guidelines for soil health evaluation, would help overcome these knowledge gaps and vastly improve our collective understanding of grazing impacts on soil health, providing greater management and policy impacts.</p>Core Ideas<p> <p>Grazing increases soil compaction relative to no grazing.</p> <p>Rotation improves soil bulk density and organic carbon over continuous grazing.</p> <p>Reduced grazing intensity improves soil bulk density and organic carbon.</p> <p>Site\uffe2\uff80\uff90specific environmental factors play important moderating roles.</p> <p>Rotational grazing strategies could create climate change mitigation opportunities.</p> </p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil", "Livestock", "13. Climate action", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Feeding Behavior", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Carbon"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.08.0313"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Quality", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2134/jeq2017.08.0313", "name": "item", "description": "10.2134/jeq2017.08.0313", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2134/jeq2017.08.0313"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2527/jas.2011-4209", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-01-28", "title": "Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Reduces Methane Emission In Beef Cattle Fed Sugarcane-Based Diets", "description": "The objective of this study was to determine the effect of dietary nitrate on methane emission and rumen fermentation parameters in Nellore \u00d7 Guzera (Bos indicus) beef cattle fed a sugarcane based diet. The experiment was conducted with 16 steers weighing 283 \u00b1 49 kg (mean \u00b1 SD), 6 rumen cannulated and 10 intact steers, in a cross-over design. The animals were blocked according to BW and presence or absence of rumen cannula and randomly allocated to either the nitrate diet (22 g nitrate/kg DM) or the control diet made isonitrogenous by the addition of urea. The diets consisted of freshly chopped sugarcane and concentrate (60:40 on DM basis), fed as a mixed ration. A 16-d adaptation period was used to allow the rumen microbes to adapt to dietary nitrate. Methane emission was measured using the sulfur hexafluoride tracer technique. Dry matter intake (P = 0.09) tended to be less when nitrate was present in the diet compared with the control, 6.60 and 7.05 kg/d DMI, respectively. The daily methane production was reduced (P < 0.01) by 32% when steers were fed the nitrate diet (85 g/d) compared with the urea diet (125 g/d). Methane emission per kilogram DMI was 27% less (P < 0.01) on the nitrate diet (13.3 g methane/kg DMI) than on the control diet (18.2 g methane/kg DMI). Methane losses as a fraction of gross energy intake (GEI) were less (P < 0.01) on the nitrate diet (4.2% of GEI) than on the control diet (5.9% of GEI). Nitrate mitigated enteric methane production by 87% of the theoretical potential. The rumen fluid ammonia-nitrogen (NH(3)-N()) concentration was significantly greater (P < 0.05) for the nitrate diet. The total concentration of VFA was not affected (P = 0.61) by nitrate in the diet, while the proportion of acetic acid tended to be greater (P = 0.09), propionic acid less (P = 0.06) and acetate/propionate ratio tended to be greater (P = 0.06) for the nitrate diet. Dietary nitrate reduced enteric methane emission in beef cattle fed sugarcane based diet.", "keywords": ["sheep", "Rumen", "Sulfur Hexafluoride", "urea", "mitigation", "Ammonia", "Animals", "Urea", "wall", "nitrite", "2. Zero hunger", "Cross-Over Studies", "Nitrates", "0402 animal and dairy science", "methanogenesis", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Animal Feed", "Diet", "Saccharum", "livestock", "rumen fermentation", "13. Climate action", "manipulation", "Dietary Supplements", "dairy", "Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena", "Cattle", "Methane"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4209"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Animal%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2527/jas.2011-4209", "name": "item", "description": "10.2527/jas.2011-4209", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2527/jas.2011-4209"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fsoil.2023.1240930", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:45Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-07-11", "title": "Editorial: Greenhouse gas measurements in underrepresented areas of the world", "description": "Open Access\u0645\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u062a\u062d\u0631\u064a\u0631\u064a Front. 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Zero hunger", "Global and Planetary Change", "nitrous oxide", "Geography", "Ecology", "greenhouse gas emissions", "Global Forest Drought Response and Climate Change", "methane", "carbon dioxide", "Cycling", "Geology", "Forestry", "Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction", "FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences", "Biogeochemistry", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "livestock", "Chemistry", "climate change", "Global Emissions", "13. Climate action", "FOS: Biological sciences", "Environmental Science", "Physical Sciences", "Nutrient"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2023.1240930"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Soil%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fsoil.2023.1240930", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fsoil.2023.1240930", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fsoil.2023.1240930"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-07-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fmicb.2021.662144", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:42Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-07-05", "title": "Whole resistome analysis in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli genomes available in public repositories", "description": "<p>Campylobacter spp. are the most frequent agent of human gastroenteritis worldwide, and the spread of multidrug-resistant strains makes the clinical treatment difficult. The current study presents the resistome analysis of 39,798 Campylobacter jejuni and 11,920 Campylobacter coli genomes available in public repositories. Determinants of resistance to \uffce\uffb2-lactams (Be) and tetracyclines (Te) were the most frequent for both species, with resistance to quinolones (Qu) as the third most important on C. jejuni and to aminoglycosides (Am) on C. coli. Moreover, resistance to Te, Qu, and Am was frequently found in co-occurrence with resistance to other antibiotic families. Geographical differences on clonal complexes distribution were found for C. jejuni and on resistome genotypes for both C. jejuni and C. coli species. Attending to the resistome patterns by isolation source, three main clusters of genomes were found on C. jejuni genomes at antimicrobial resistance gene level. The first cluster was formed by genomes from human, food production animals (e.g., sheep, cow, and chicken), and food (e.g., dairy products) isolates. The higher incidence of tet(O), associated with tetracycline resistance, and the gyrA (T86I) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), associated with quinolone resistance, among genomes from this cluster could be due to the intense use of these antibiotics in veterinary and human clinical settings. Similarly, a high incidence of tet(O) genes of C. coli genomes from pig, cow, and turkey was found. Moreover, the cluster based on resistome patterns formed by C. jejuni and C. coli genomes of human, turkey, and chicken origin is in agreement with previous observations reporting chicken or poultry-related environments as the main source of human campylobacteriosis infections. Most clonal complexes (CCs) associated with chicken host specialization (e.g., ST-354, ST-573, ST-464, and ST-446) were the CCs with the highest prevalence of determinants of resistance to Be, Qu, and Te. Finally, a clear trend toward an increase in the occurrence of Te and Qu resistance determinants on C. jejuni, linked to the spread of the co-occurrence of the blaOXA\uffe2\uff80\uff9361 and tet(O)-tet(O/W/O) genes and the gyrA (T86I) SNP, was found from 2001 to date in Europe.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "whole genome sequencing", "0303 health sciences", "livestock and human sources", "Host specialization", "Campylobacter coli", "Gen\u00e9tica", "Microbiology", "QR1-502", "Resistome", "Livestock and human sources", "3. Good health", "Campylobacter jejuni", "03 medical and health sciences", "Whole genome sequencing", "host specialization", "14. Life underwater", "resistome"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Jos\u00e9 F. Cobo-D\u00edaz, Paloma Gonz\u00e1lez del R\u00edo, Avelino \u00c1lvarez-Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez, Avelino \u00c1lvarez-Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.662144"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Microbiology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fmicb.2021.662144", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fmicb.2021.662144", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fmicb.2021.662144"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-07-05T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/agronomy10101463", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:47Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-09-24", "title": "The Mineral Composition of Wild-Type and Cultivated Varieties of Pasture Species", "description": "<p>Mineral deficiencies in livestock are often prevented by using prophylactic supplementation, which is imprecise and inefficient. Instead, the trend for increased species diversity in swards is an opportunity to improve mineral concentrations in the basal diet. Currently, there are limited data on the mineral concentrations of different species and botanical groups, particularly for I and Se, which are among the most deficient minerals in livestock diets. We grew 21 pasture species, including some cultivar/wild type comparisons, of grasses, legumes and forbs, as single species stands in a pot study in a standard growth medium. Herbage concentrations of Co, Cu, I, Mn, Se, Zn, S, Mo and Fe showed no consistent differences between the wild and cultivated types. There were significant differences between botanical groups for many minerals tested. Forbs were highest in I and Se, grasses in Mn and legumes in Cu, Co, Zn and Fe. Comparing species concentrations to recommended livestock intakes, the forbs Achillea millefolium, Cichorium intybus and Plantago lanceolata, and the legumes Medicago lupulina, Trifolium hybridum and Lotus corniculatus, appear to be good sources of Co, Cu, I, Se and Zn. Further work is required to ensure these results are consistent in multispecies mixtures, in different soil types and in field trials.</p>", "keywords": ["forb", "0106 biological sciences", "grass", "trace elements", "01 natural sciences", "Sward", "Forb", "Multifunctional", "Micronutrients", "multifunctional", "Antagonism", "2. Zero hunger", "Trace elements", "S", "Multispecies", "Grass", "Livestock intake", "Agriculture", "legume", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "antagonism", "Legume", "multispecies", "micronutrients", "livestock intake", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "sward"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/10/1463/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/10/1463/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10101463"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/agronomy10101463", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/agronomy10101463", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/agronomy10101463"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-09-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijerph15112584", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-11-21", "title": "Effects Of Different Grazing Intensities On Soil C, N, And P In An Alpine Meadow On The Qinghaitibetan Plateau, China", "description": "<p>Inappropriate grazing management is one of the most common causes of grassland degradation, and thus, an assessment of soil properties under different grazing intensities is critical for understanding its effects on ecosystem nutrient cycling and for formulating appropriate management strategies. However, the responses of certain main elements, including soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, to grazing in alpine meadow ecosystems remain insufficiently clarified. Here, we measured carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus contents in the topmost 30 cm of soil in an alpine meadow under three grazing intensities (light, moderate, and heavy) and found clear differences in soil physical and chemical properties among different grazing intensities and soil layers. As grazing intensity increased, soil water content, carbon and nitrogen contents and stocks, and carbon to phosphorus and nitrogen to phosphorus ratios decreased, whereas soil bulk density increased. However, soil phosphorus and carbon to nitrogen ratio remained stable. Our findings highlight the negative impacts of heavy grazing intensity, in terms of soil carbon and nitrogen loss and phosphorus mineralization. Moreover, we emphasize that further related studies are necessary to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of grazing on grassland ecosystems, and thereby provide information for sustainable management practices and eco-compensation policies.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "China", "Livestock", "Nitrogen", "soil nitrogen", "Phosphorus", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Grassland", "Article", "Carbon", "12. Responsible consumption", "grazing intensity", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "soil phosphorus", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "alpine meadow", "Biomass", "Herbivory", "soil carbon", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/11/2584/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112584"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Research%20and%20Public%20Health", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijerph15112584", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijerph15112584", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijerph15112584"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-11-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5061/dryad.fj6q57401", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:22:34Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Pathways of glyphosate effects on litter decomposition in grasslands", "description": "unspecifiedStudy site and application of glyphosate The study site was a humid  mesophytic grassland in the Flooding Pampa, a vast region of around 9  million hectares in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The mean  annual temperature is around 15\u00b0C and the mean annual rainfall is 885 mm  (Soriano and Paruelo 1992). The landscape has a treeless physiognomy and  an extremely flat topography with periodic flooding during autumn\u2013spring  in lowland, except in ridge areas with well-drained sandy soils (Burkart  et al. 1998). The field experiment was carried out in a commercial  livestock farm (35\u00b0 01\u00b4S, 57\u00b0 50\u00b4 W). The plant community is dominated by  C3 and C4 grass species (see details in Druille et al. 2015). Soil is  classified as a typical Natracuol (US Soil Taxonomy), characterized by  having a nonsaline acid A1 horizon, and a highly alkaline saline B2  horizon (Lavado and Taboada 1988). Glyphosate was not applied at the study  site before, even though glyphosate application in the late summer is a  common practice in the region with a 3 l/ha dose (Rodriguez and Jacobo  2010). We applied this dose (1440 g of acid equivalent/ha) of a commercial  glyphosate formulation Glacoxan\u00ae in field and greenhouse experiments with  a 20 l backpack sprayer with a constant pressure of 3 bars. Pathways of  single-glyphosate application To evaluate pathways of single application  of glyphosate effects through living plants (1), leaf litter (2), and soil  (3), we set up a litter decomposition experiment in a greenhouse. For  these pathways, we used plant material that is naturally found in the  field at the end of the summer when glyphosate is applied in the Flooding  Pampa. At that time of the year, Paspalum dilatatum, the native dominant  perennial C4 grass, can be found as a living plant and as plant litter. In  turn, Lolium multiflorum, which is an introduced annual winter C3 forage  grass, is only found dead as plant litter. Considering that in this  grassland the vast majority of L. multiflorum plants are  endophyte-infected with Epichlo\u00eb occultans (Gundel et al. 2009), in this  experiment we used L. multiflorum plants associated with the endophyte.  Together, for the living plant pathway we used P. dilatatum (1) and for  the leaf litter pathway (2) we used litter produced by P. dilatatum and L.  multiflorum with endophyte plants. Paspalum dilatatum and Lolium  multiflorum plants were grown in 1 m x 1 m monoculture plots in the  experimental campus of the School of Agronomy at the University of Buenos  Aires. L. multiflorum plants grew from seeds with naturally high level  (82%) of endophyte association (E+), and from seeds without endophyte (E-)  obtained experimentally following Omacini et al. (2004). We collected  fresh senesced plant litter of both species and, in the lab, sorted leaf  litter from other plant organs. Then, in the P. dilatatum plots, we  removed all dead plant material to applied glyphosate on living plants.  After 15 days, we collected P. dilatatum plants killed by glyphosate and  separated the leaf litter from other organs. We determined the total  carbon (%C) and nitrogen (%N) content of all types of litter by Dumas  combustion with a TruSpec elemental analyzer (LECO, St. Joseph, MI, USA)  at the University of Buenos Aires. We prepared litterbags containing leaf  litter from P. dilatatum plants killed by glyphosate (Plant Gx) and from  naturally senesced P. dilatatum and L. multiflorum E+ plants. Litterbags  were made of fiberglass mesh, which is the most common used material for  litter decomposition studies (Harmon et al. 1999, Bradford et al. 2002),  and that we have successfully used before (Omacini et al. 2004, Vivanco  and Austin 2006, 2019).\u00a0 We used 0.5 g of each litter type in 11  cm x 9 cm litterbags with a 3 mm opening on the upper face and a 2 mm  opening on the lower face. We prepared plastic containers with 1.2 kg of  soil from the study site, which had not received prior glyphosate  treatment. Half of the litterbags containing naturally senesced leaves  were sprayed with glyphosate (Litter G+) and the other half was sprayed  with water (Litter G-). Half of the soil containers were sprayed with  glyphosate (Soil G+) and the other half was sprayed with water (Soil G-).  We assigned litterbags (Plant Gx, Litter G+, Litter G-) to soil containers  (Soil G+, Soil G-) in a factorial design and kept them moistened with  regular watering (n=5). We assessed litter decomposition as litter mass  loss over time. We collected litterbags after 140 and 270 days of  incubation. Litterbags were dried for 48 h at 65\u00b0C; soil and debris were  removed from litter and were oven-dried again for determination of dry  mass. We estimated the decomposition constant k using a single exponential  decay model by regressing the log of the fraction of mass remaining  against time. The decomposition constant integrates the dynamics of litter  mass loss over time and it is a useful parameter to compare between litter  types and treatments (Wieder and Lang 1982). We used ln (Mt/Mo) = \u2013kt,  where Mo is the initial dry mass, Mt is the dry mass at time t, and k is  the decomposition constant (Swift et al. 1979). Linear regressions were  performed by setting the intercept to zero. In the few cases when samples  did not fit a significant regression, values were considered outliers and  were replaced by the mean of the treatment, following the missing value  procedure (Steel and Torrie 1980, Vivanco and Austin 2008). Pathways of  repeated annual application of glyphosate in natural grasslands We  evaluated pathways of repeated annual application of glyphosate through  legacies in ecosystem properties (4) and through the enhancement of  endophytic grass (5) (Fig. 1) on decomposition of leaf litter and roots in  a field experiment in the Flooding Pampa. In this field experiment, we  previously studied the impacts of glyphosate application on beneficial  soil microorganisms (Druille et al. 2013, 2015, 2016). We established 10  plots (1.5m x 1.5 m) in an area of similar floristic composition and  randomly assigned them to control (Ecosystem G-) or glyphosate application  (Ecosystem G+) treatments. Every April (late summer in the southern  hemisphere) for three consecutive years, we applied 3 l / ha of water to  Ecosystem G- plots and 3 l / ha (1440 g acid equivalent / ha) of  commercial glyphosate formulation (Glacoxan\u00ae) to Ecosystem G+ plots. We  applied these treatments using a 20 l backpack sprayer with a constant  pressure of 3 bars. Cattle grazing was avoided during the experiment by  keeping an electric wire around the experimental area. To avoid biomass  accumulation and the consequent aging of grasslands, we made a harvest of  plant biomass using a lawn mower set to leave 10 cm stubble every year  before application of the treatment. To evaluate pathways of repeated  annual application of glyphosate, we used litter produced by plants of L.  multiflorum with (E+) and without (E-) endophyte that was accumulated  above and below ground (leaf and root litter). We prepared 14 cm x 14 cm  litterbags made of 2 mm fiberglass mesh. We placed leaf litterbags on the  ground and root litterbags buried 5 cm belowground. Considering that the  place where the litter was deposited (above and belowground) can interact  with the type of litter (leaf and root litter), we placed a common  substrate (stem litter) litterbags on the ground and buried at 5 cm to  assess the effects of the above and belowground environment. The  experiment started 15 days after the third year of application of  glyphosate (n = 4) and we collected litterbags at 30, 140 and 260 days. We  assessed ash-free dry mass (500\u00b0C oven for 4 h) to estimate the  decomposition constant k as described in Section 2.3. Together, this  experiment evaluated the relative importance of pathways 4 and 5 and  provides information about the effect of an aerial symbiosis on root  decomposition of the host, which has not been evaluated previously. We  assessed above and belowground ecosystem properties in Ecosystem G- and  Ecosystem G+ plots. We measured plant cover in December (when the last  litterbag pickup occurred) in 10 plots of each level of glyphosate  application. For estimation of plant cover, we used the line intercept  method proposed by Canfield (1941). We determined potential water  evaporation at ground level by measuring the water loss of wet filter  papers. We used preweighted oven-dried filter papers and wet them in the  field to full water-holding capacity. Filter papers were weighed  immediately before and after incubation on the ground for 1 hour at midday  in May to calculate water loss. We measured two filter papers per plot in  5 replicates for each level of glyphosate application. We determined soil  gravimetric water content from 10 cm depth soil cores taken in August and  December (second and third litterbag harvest dates, respectively). We also  determined soil organic matter content and soil potential respiration from  soil cores taken in May, approximately one year after the decomposition  experiment was installed in the field. Soil organic matter content was  determined by total combustion in an oven at 500\u00b0C for 4 hours. We  determined soil potential respiration by incubating a 15-g sample at 25\u00b0C,  in a 200-ml vial with gastight septum caps. The soil was pre-incubated at  water field capacity for 48 h without seedlings or any plants. CO2  production was measured 2, 4 and 7 days after a 24-h incubation period  with an infrared gas analyzer (PP Systems EGM-4, Amesbury, Massachusetts,  USA). We used five replicates per level of glyphosate application for soil  measurements.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Glyphosate", "litter C/N", "Pampa Grasslands", "FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences", "litter decomposition", "fungal symbiont", "15. 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Accounting for 10-30% of global soil organic carbon, grassland soils  potentially present a large reservoir for storing atmospheric CO2.  Livestock grazing management can substantially affect grassland soil  carbon (C) storage, but few controlled experiments have explored how  herbivore assemblages (different herbivore species and combinations)  affect soil C storage. 2. We examined effects of moderate grazing by  different herbivore assemblages (no grazing; sheep grazing; cattle  grazing; mixed grazing by sheep and cattle) on soil organic carbon storage  in two types of grassland communities (high forbs/high diversity and low  forbs/low diversity), within a semi-arid grassland with a five-year  grazing history. 3. We found that herbivore assemblage generated varying  effects on soil C storage and the effects were subject to grassland  community types. In the low diversity community, none of three herbivore  assemblages studied had obvious effects on soil C storage. In the high  diversity community, however, sheep grazing significantly decreased soil C  storage due to high selectivity for high quality forbs, and cattle grazing  had no effects on soil C storage, while mixed grazing by sheep and cattle  significantly increased soil C storage. Overall, soil C storage was  highest in mixed-grazed grassland sites with high diversity. 4. Synthesis  and applications. Our study suggests that explicitly incorporating grazer  species and the combination of grazing livestock into grassland grazing  management may help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Caution should be  exercised when using grazer species with high food selectivity when  grazing management is also aimed at climate mitigation, especially in  grasslands with abundant high quality forbs and high plant diversity, as  sheep grazing may reduce soil carbon (C) storage. Moreover, mixed grazing,  including multiple herbivore species, may contribute to a reduction in  foraging selectivity for a plant community by means of complementary  foraging. It could therefore be considered as an optimal grazing  management strategy to maintain and improve soil C storage.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "soil organic carbon", "13. Climate action", "grassland management", "Carbon cycle", "livestock grazing", "15. 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This experiment evaluated the efficiency of urea containing 0,045% of NBPT (n-butyl thiophosphoric triamide) addictive, when compared with regular urea, and the effects of rates and forms of application of covering nitrogen over irrigated common bean component parts and yield, cultivated under no-tillage system, on a Distrudox soil, managed for three consecutive years under crop-livestock integrated system. A randomized complete blocks design was used, in a 2x2x4 factorial scheme, consisting of two nitrogen sources (common and additivated urea), two application methods (surface and incorporated), and four N doses (0 kg ha-1, 60 kg ha-1, 120 kg ha-1, and 180 kg\u00a0ha-1), with four replications. When compared to the common urea, additivated urea did not provide significant increases in yield. The additivated source resulted in higher plants and it was noticed a higher yield rate, when the fertilizer was used.   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In this work, we studied the long-term effect of organic matter (OM) management practices on SOC in a 65-year LTE under arable cropping in Belgium. To evaluate SOC dynamics, a time series (1959-2021) of topsoil SOC content was analyzed for three subperiods in which N fertilization remained unchanged. Topsoil and subsoil SOC stocks were calculated by the equivalent soil mass method for one individual sampling campain in 2018.\u00a0  Cattle manure (CM) application led to the most significant SOC storage, increasing topsoil SOC stock and content by approximately 20% over the long term. Other individual OM management practices \u2013 pig slurry (PS) application, cereal straw incorporation and cover crops (CC) cultivation \u2013 induced smaller, non-significant SOC increases of about 5%. Nevertheless, their combined effects were cumulative, resulting in significant SOC accruals. In contrast to the topsoil, SOC stock in the subsoil was unaffected by the OM management practices.  Annual humified C inputs calculated from the amount and quality of livestock manures and (cover) crops residues correlated strongly with SOC content in the topsoil (r=0.8), which underlines that the amount and quality of C inputs are key drivers of SOC storage. Changes in N fertilization over time and N fertilization adjustments among treatments significantly affected SOC dynamics. This highlights the complexity of interpreting time series of data from LTEs, for which the evolution of management practices over time may act as confounding factors.", "keywords": ["Crop residues", "Crop yields", "Livestock manures", "Cover crops", "C inputs", "Long-term field experiment", "Organic matter practices", "Organic carbon"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Sail, Simon", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15609417"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15609417", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15609417", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15609417"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-07-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.7910/DVN/KJNQ7Z", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:25:46Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Soil analysis for selected forage on-farm demonstration plots in Western Kenya", "description": "The data contains results for soil organic carbon and texture for selected forage treatments in 6 on-farm demonstration plots located in Bungoma, Kakamega, Siaya and Busia counties in Western Kenya. 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