The Role of Cattle Grazing Management on Perennial Grass and Woody Vegetation Cover in Semiarid Rangelands: Insights From Two Case Studies in the Botswana Kalahari
dc.contributor.author | Mudongo, Edwin I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fusi, Tsholofelo | |
dc.contributor.author | Fynn, Richard W.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bonyongo, Mpaphi C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-03T18:02:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-03T18:02:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-12-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mudongo, E. I., Fusi, T., Fynn, R. W., & Bonyongo, M. C. (2016). The Role of Cattle Grazing Management on Perennial Grass and Woody Vegetation Cover in Semiarid Rangelands: Insights From Two Case Studies in the Botswana Kalahari. Rangelands, 38(5), 285-291. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0190-0528 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.rala.2016.07.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/640163 | |
dc.description.abstract | On the Ground • We assessed the long-term effects of continuous and rotational grazing on grass and treedynamics on adjacent ranches in the semiarid Kalahari of western Botswana. • Rotationally grazed ranches had higher grass cover with more perennial grass species, higher grazing value (and capacity), and higher long-term stocking rates than their continuously grazed neighbors. Tree cover tended to be higher on continuously grazed ranches, suggesting that long-term continuous grazing reduced grass production and favored establishment of woody vegetation. • Improvement in semiarid rangeland health and production is unlikely to be achieved simply by reducing stocking rates; uniform grazing and growing season recovery periods are essential. • These and other case studies suggest that benefits of grazing strategies likely depend on scale and adaptive management. Future research should be at larger spatial and temporal scales. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Society for Range Management | |
dc.relation.url | https://rangelands.org | |
dc.rights | Copyright © Society for Range Management. | |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | continuous grazing | |
dc.subject | grazing capacity | |
dc.subject | grazing value | |
dc.subject | rotational grazing | |
dc.subject | stocking rate | |
dc.title | The Role of Cattle Grazing Management on Perennial Grass and Woody Vegetation Cover in Semiarid Rangelands: Insights From Two Case Studies in the Botswana Kalahari | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.journal | Rangelands | |
dc.description.collectioninformation | The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. | |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | |
dc.description.admin-note | Migrated from OJS platform March 2020 | |
dc.source.volume | 38 | |
dc.source.issue | 5 | |
dc.source.beginpage | 285-291 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-04-03T18:02:50Z |