Impacts of extensive grazing and abandonment on grassland soils and productivity

Agricultural abandonment in Mediterranean reclaimed peaty soils: long-term effects on soil chemical properties, arbuscular mycorrhizas and CO2 flux

“…On the other hand, our findings are in contrast with other studies reporting negative changes due to land use intensification in comparison with agricultural abandonment or grassland (Celik, 2005;Marriott et al, 2010;Gaji c, 2013). These inconsistencies could be attributed to the sampling depth and to the time elapsed since land-use conversion (Liebig et al, 2004;Jinbo et al, 2007;Raiesi, 2012;Gaji c, 2013).…”

Long‐term impacts of grazing intensity on soil carbon sequestration and selected soil properties in the arid Eastern Cape, South Africa

“…However, the long‐term impacts of grazing on carbon and nitrogen stocks and other soil properties have not been studied in arid regions of South Africa. In drier and arid ecological regions, there might be trade‐offs between managing lands for soil C and N, and animal production . Context‐specific information is essential to advocate land management practices that increase carbon sequestration…”

Applying the ecosystem services framework to pasture-based livestock farming systems in Europe

“…Carbon storage was strongly modulated, however, by location, soil type (Marriott et al, 2010), stocking rate (Martinsen et al, 2011) and grassland management (Soussana et al, 2004).…”

“…Franzén and Nilsson, 2008;Hoiss et al, 2013); or combinations of grazing intensities and fertilisation regimes (e.g. Marriott et al, 2010;Michaud et al, 2012). All of the management regimes had broad effects on ES delivery because of the complex interrelationships among land uses, biodiversity and ES.…”