Heavy Stocking and Early-Season Deferment of Grazing on Mediterranean-Type Grassland

Gutman, Mario; Holzer, Z.; Baram, H.; Noy‐Meir, Imanuel; Seligman, N. G.

doi:10.2307/4003628

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“…We saw such higher levels of grazing impact in areas under traditional grazing regime in the Palestinian Authority, southern Lebanon, the northern Sinai (Egypt) and the Bedouin rangelands in the Arad region (Israel). Therefore, the published values of remaining plant biomass and taxa in controlled experiments (e.g., Gutman and Seligman, 1979;Gutman et al, 1990Gutman et al, , 1999Noy-Meir, 1990;Seligman et al, 1959) represent only moderate levels of grazing. While the role of spines and thorns in defense from large herbivores is clear (e.g., Cooper and Owen-Smith, 1986;Grubb, 1992;Janzen, 1986;Nobel, 1994;Rebollo et al, 2002;Young, 1987;Zohary, 1983), they may also serve physiological functions, such as protecting from heating by the sun, lowering photoinhibition and insulation from low temperatures (Gibson and Nobel, 1986;Nobel, 1994).…”

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Spiny east Mediterranean plant species flower later and in a drier season than non-spiny species

Ronel¹,

Ne’eman²,

Lev‐Yadun³

2010

Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

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Spiny east Mediterranean plant species flower later and in a drier season than non-spiny species

Ronel¹,

Ne’eman²,

Lev‐Yadun³

2010

Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

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“…60-250 m a.s.l.). The site is described in detail in Gutman et al (1990Gutman et al ( , 1999. The topography is hilly, with slopes generally less than 20° (Seligman et al, 1989) covered with basaltic rocks with an average cover of 30% (Gutman and Seligman, 1979).…”

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Effect of timing and intensity of grazing on the herbage quality of a Mediterranean rangeland

Henkin

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Ungar³

et al. 2007

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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The main objective of this study was to determine the quality of herbage grazed by cattle in hilly Mediterranean grassland under different grazing management systems. The study was conducted at the Karei Deshe experimental farm, located in eastern Galilee (Israel), between the 2003 and 2005 grazing seasons. Treatments comprised stocking rates of 0.9 and 1.8 ha per cow, and systems of continuous and seasonal (early vs late) grazing. Herbage was sampled at four periods during each grazing season. Samples were analysed for digestibility, protein, ADF, NDF and ash contents using near infrared refl ectance spectroscopy. Signifi cant differences in herbage quality were found between periods, years and their interaction. Herbage quality in paddocks grazed continuously or early in the season was signifi cantly higher than in those grazed late in the season. Stocking rate had a relatively minor effect on herbage quality.

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“…269-277) 8 Examples include Huffaker et al (1989), Torrell et al (1991), and McCluskey and Rausser (1999). 9 See Graetz (1986), Gutman et al (1999), and Rehman et al (1999).…”

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A Dynamic and Stochastic Perspective on the Role of Time in Range Management

2004

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This paper uses a new ecological-economic approach to analyze the role of time in range management in a dynamic and stochastic setting. We first construct a theoretical model of a parcel of rangeland in which time restrictions are used to manage the land. We then show how the dynamic and the stochastic properties of this rangeland can be used to construct two managerial objectives that are ecologically and economically meaningful. Finally, using these two objectives, we discuss an approach to range management in which the manager has two interrelated goals. This manager maximizes the profits from range operations and (s)he also takes steps to move the rangeland away from the least desirable state of existence.

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Heavy Stocking and Early-Season Deferment of Grazing on Mediterranean-Type Grassland

Cited by 28 publications

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Spiny east Mediterranean plant species flower later and in a drier season than non-spiny species

Spiny east Mediterranean plant species flower later and in a drier season than non-spiny species

Effect of timing and intensity of grazing on the herbage quality of a Mediterranean rangeland

A Dynamic and Stochastic Perspective on the Role of Time in Range Management

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