Vernal pool wetlands respond to livestock grazing, exclusion and reintroduction

Michaels, Julia; Tate, Kenneth W.; Eviner, Valerie T.

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“…Livestock grazing plays in an important role on wetland hydrology. It could have both positive and negative impacts on overall ecosystem services, biodiversity, soil hydrology and drought resistance of plants, depending on wetland location or type and grazing intensity (Marty, 2005;Morris & Reich, 2013;Marty, 2015;Zhang et al, 2019;Michaels et al, 2022). Despite being conducted on lowland riparian wetland, our fi nding supports their results of higher soil water content under continuous grazing than that of non-grazed (excluded from grazing) wetland, particularly for the near surface soil.…”

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“…There are numerous studies investigated in the eff ects of livestock grazing on wetland soil moisture and/or soil water contents, and their implications on vegetation and overall ecosystem services in various wetland types. Livestock grazing removal from historic or continuous grazing in vernal pool wetlands within grassland landscape decreases the period of inundation, which possibly increases the chance for exotic plant invasion (Marty, 2005(Marty, , 2015Michaels et al, 2022). Removal of leaves by grazing increases soil water contents as it reduces the loss of water associated with transpiration in an alpine meadow on Tibetan Plateau.…”

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The Effects of Livestock Grazing on Soil Water Content in a Wetland of Mongolia

2023

Mong. J. Biol. Sci.

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Wetlands are critical ecosystems for supporting biodiversity and regulating climate. Over the past century, it has been degraded signifi cantly due to both climatic and human activities. In Mongolia, livestock grazing has drastic impact on this ecosystem. In this study, we seek to understand the eff ects of grazing on soil water content (SWC) and moisture by contrasting grazed and non-grazed area in a wetland in north-eastern Mongolia. We found that water infi ltration was fi ve times lower in grazed area than that of non-grazed area. Soil water content was higher and stable near soil surface (5 cm soil depth) throughout the growing season in grazed area, while it was lower and sensitive to rainfall events in non-grazed area. Also, soil moisture derived from electric resistivity measurement data supports our results of higher SWC in grazed area, relative to non-grazed area, suggesting that a reduction in infi ltration is likely due to soil compaction associated with grazing activities.

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The Effects of Livestock Grazing on Soil Water Content in a Wetland of Mongolia

2023

Mong. J. Biol. Sci.

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“…Such an approach is predicated on the assumption that human activity, at least related to natural resource use, is antithetical to conservation and that removing these activities and protecting the land from people restores nature (Peluso 1993, Brockington 2002, Neumann 2004, Kabra 2018. Fortress conservation has been applied to landscapes across the globe, but research indicates that setting aside an ecosystem to let nature run its course does not necessarily support the conservation values society expects (Verdú 2000, Middleton 2013, Biró et al 2020, Michaels et al 2022.…”

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Sustain livestock ranching to sustain habitat: land sharing at risk on San Francisco Bay Area exacted conservation easements

Barry¹

2022

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Grazing lands supporting livestock production and nature conservation exemplify land sharing conservation. In California, livestock producers own or manage a large portion of land with the highest biodiversity ecosystems. Grazing reduces flammable biomass and can benefit habitat of numerous rare and endangered species. However, the role of grazing, livestock production, and rancher stewardship in conservation is often overlooked. Spatial analysis shows a significant contribution of grazing lands to conservation in the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) that is not recognized in regional planning analyses. Lands protected for conservation cover nearly 0.5 million ha, or 29% of the SFBA, and 43% of the protected land is grazing land. Over 65% of the region's land described as essential or important to conservation by the regional planning network is grazing land. A case study review is used to examine in greater depth the management dynamics of partialtitle acquisition of grazing land for conservation. Exacted conservation easements, a type of easement fulfilling mitigation requirements for land development, are growing in use in the SFBA and throughout California, and they are well funded by development interests to support conservation. Political ecology theory terms a redefinition of territory that can displace resource users and enable others to benefit from newly created economic values, reterritorialization and capital accumulation. A case study of exacted easements on SFBA ranches reveals how the resulting redefining of the land's purpose and the significance of its various ecosystem services provides funding for third parties for new services required to implement and uphold the easements, but not necessarily to support land sharing and the ranching livelihood that provides grazing needed for habitat management. Planning that considers the needs of the livestock operation would increase the probability of achieving desired conservation outcomes and the durability of appropriate habitat conditions.

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Contrasting Effects of Short-Term and Long-Term Grazing Exclusion on Plant Diversity in Humid Grasslands

Wang,

Li,

Chen

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Vernal pool wetlands respond to livestock grazing, exclusion and reintroduction

Abstract: This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as

Cited by 3 publications

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The Effects of Livestock Grazing on Soil Water Content in a Wetland of Mongolia

The Effects of Livestock Grazing on Soil Water Content in a Wetland of Mongolia

Sustain livestock ranching to sustain habitat: land sharing at risk on San Francisco Bay Area exacted conservation easements

Contrasting Effects of Short-Term and Long-Term Grazing Exclusion on Plant Diversity in Humid Grasslands

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