Variations of forage yield and forage-livestock balance in grasslands over the Tibetan Pla-teau, China.
Xingguo Mo, Liu Wen, Chengcheng Meng, Shi Hu, Suxia Liu, Zhonghui Lin
Abstract
. The situation of overgrazing in the Tibetan Plateau had generally improved since 2000. The proportion of counties with severe overgrazing had dropped to less than 20%. In areas with more severe overgrazing, animal husbandry's maintenance and development mainly relied on supplementation of crop straw. The results could provide a scientific basis for regional agricultural and animal husbandry structural adjustment and environmental protection.
Topics & Concepts
OvergrazingLivestockGrasslandGrassland degradationAnimal husbandryEnvironmental scienceForageAgroforestryProductivityRangelandGrazingClimate changePlateau (mathematics)GeographyAgronomyAgricultureEcologyForestryBiologyMathematical analysisArchaeologyEconomicsMacroeconomicsMathematicsRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology