A5044560531- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Soil and Environmental Studies
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies
2024
Steppe pastures are characteristic of the Armenian landscape and play an important role in supporting livelihoods biodiversity conservation. The productivity steppe depend on grazing management, soil types, climatic topographical characteristics. As a whole, they form local small-scale sites. Our data five study sites located southeast slope Mt. Aragats summarized impact canopy height; productivity; grass, legume, forb biomass; nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium concentrations; pH; litter...
<title>Abstract</title> Purpose Delivering sustainable management of mountain pasturelands with steppe vegetation is a concern to many nations including Armenia. Yet, date, no unambiguous answer has been generated about the limiting impact domestic animal grazing on ecological status such pastures. This research was designed study effect different strategies (free grazing, reduced grazing) pastureland productivity below-ground biomass and biodiversity, nutrient content plants soils. Methods...