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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 98-104.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb19020052

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Grazing: Effects on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties and Vegetation Diversity

Gao Chengfang, Zhang Xiaopei, Li Zhaolong   

  1. Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Science, Fuzhou 350013
  • Received:2019-02-25 Revised:2019-09-12 Online:2020-03-15 Published:2020-03-10

Abstract:

Grazing is one of the ways of raising livestock, and also the simplest and most effective way of utilizing grassland. But livestock could affect grassland vegetation and soil through forage grazing, trampling on soil and forage, and feces excretion, so the effects of different intensities of grazing on soil and vegetation are different. This paper summarized the effects of livestock grazing on underground soil organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, soil bulk density, organic carbon and microbial diversity, vegetation diversity and grass composition, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for study livestock grazing behavior and scientific grazing.

Key words: grazing, soil organic matter, soil microorganism, vegetation diversity

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