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Open research questions in Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

25 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 921 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • However, if the security threat, institutional weakness, and community mistrust simultaneously prevail, the survival of parks remains uncertain (International Crisis Group, 2023; ACLED, n.

    Comparative Analysis of National Parks in the Sahel Region, Wildlife Protection in the Sahel Countries · 2026 · DOI

  • For the restoration of degraded natural mowing grasslands, systematic assessments of the effects of legume–grass mixture overseeding on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) are still lacking; existing studies have mostly focused on single ecological functions, and the understanding of how different species mixtures drive synergistic vegetation–soil system recovery and the underlying mechanisms remains unclear.

    Enhancement of Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Altay Natural Mowing Grasslands by Mixed Grass Species Overseeding · 2026 · DOI

  • With this said, research into grassland ecological processes mostly consists of single‐factor controlled experiments such as precipitation, temperature or grazing, and few studies have investigated the effects of synergistic interactions between multiple factors on grassland hydrological, soil and vegetation processes.

    Effects of animal grazing on vegetation biomass and soil moisture on a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia, China · 2021 · DOI

  • When young men follow the old ways without agreement from landowners or authorities, it leads to clashes, yet elders are rarely involved to calm the situation.

    The INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY LAND RIGHTS AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: A CASE OF THE MAASAI COMMUNITY IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA (1964-2023) · 2026 · DOI

  • To accelerate recovery, active restoration, primarily by sowing seeds of native grasses, has been adopted; however, the effectiveness and cost of active restoration remain uncertain.

    Active restoration of extremely degraded grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau: a review · 2026 · DOI

  • However, altering grazing practices to increase ecosystem carbon storage may also decrease livestock production and/or increase greenhouse gas emissions through the supply chain, such that the net emissions impacts remain unclear.

    Assessing the net climate benefits of improved grazing intensity in global rangelands · 2026 · DOI

  • Though many researches are carried out on home gardens in tropical regions, there are only few studies on the dynamics of traditional home gardens, agro‐ecosystem services, indigenous management practices, and roles in mitigating climate shocks, which is the objective of the present study.

    Traditional home garden agro‐biodiversity dynamics, agro‐ecosystem services, and management practices in smallholder farmers setting, South‐Central Ethiopia · 2024 · DOI

  • However, the location and extent of groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are unknown in many geographies, and protection measures are lacking 1,3 .

    Groundwater-dependent ecosystem map exposes global dryland protection needs · 2024 · DOI

  • However, little is known about the role of excess litter accumulation due to long-term fencing in regulating abiotic environment and driving changes in community structure and function.

    Litter accumulation alters the abiotic environment and drives community successional changes in two fenced grasslands in Inner Mongolia · 2019 · DOI

  • In contrast, our objective is to address the mechanism of common pool resources (CPRs) declining or disappearing due to underuse, which has been understudied in the commons research field.

    ‘The tragedy of the commons’ by underuse: toward a conceptual framework based on ecosystem services and satoyama perspective · 2018 · DOI

  • It is generally recognised that diversification is among the livelihood strategies adopted by rural households to manage risk events, yet understanding of its status and effectiveness in the context of civil war is lacking or inadequately researched.

    Livelihood diversification and civil war: Dinka communities in Sudan's civil war · 2010 · DOI

  • Unfortunately, comparative questions about whether or not these strategies are applicable to the other contemporary pastoral systems are insufficiently developed in the volume as a whole.

    Sun, Xiaogang, Naoki Naito (eds) (2007), <i>Mobility, Flexibility and Potential of Nomadic Pastoralism in Eurasia and Africa</i> · 2007 · DOI

  • Abstract Although pastoralism is the primary economic activity in the steppe areas that occupy a large part of North Africa, very little is known about its contribution to national economies.

    Pastoral Economics and Marketing in North Africa: A Literature Review · 2007 · DOI

  • Abstract Pastoral systems are rapidly changing in Africa and elsewhere, yet relatively little is known regarding what, and how well, households in these systems are now doing.

    Livelihood Choices and Returns among Pastoralists: Evidence from Southern Kenya · 2007 · DOI

  • The African Pastoral Crisis It is a long established fact in studies on African pastoralism that an understanding of pastoral adaptations cannot be limited to a man-land relationship seen in isolation, i.

    Pastoralist-State Relationships among the Hadendowa Beja of Eastern Sudan · 2001 · DOI

  • Grazing lands allotted to them are insufficient to meet year-round flock maintenance, yet flock movement to available grazing areas is strictly restricted by government rules and regulations.

    Bedouin Households and Sheep Production in the Negev Desert, Israel · 2000 · DOI

  • Hard information is scarce in all these fields, so it is hazardous to theorize; but without some attempt at explanation of the recent events in terms more satisfactory than population growth or climate change, little progress can be made.

    Sahelian Pastoralists: Underdevelopment, Desertification, and Famine · 1977 · DOI

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