STUDY OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING EFFECTS ON CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES AND SURFACE VEGETATION OF RANGELAND (CASE STUDY: MAKHMALKOUH, LORESTAN PROVINCE)

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MIRSEYED HOSSEINI HOSSEIN; HEMATPOUR MAZDA; BAGHERI NAVIR SEPIDEH; CHAEICHI MOHAMMADREZA; MOHSENI SARAVI MOHSEN

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Journal: JOURNAL OF AGROECOLOGY (کشاورزی بوم شناختی) Year:2016 | Volume:6 | Issue:1 Page(s): 98-117

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STUDY OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING EFFECTS ON CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES AND SURFACE VEGETATION OF RANGELAND (CASE STUDY: MAKHMALKOUH, LORESTAN PROVINCE)

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SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIESQ2

CRITICAL AREAQ2

KEY AREAQ2

REFERENCE AREAQ2

RANGELANDQ2

LIVESTOCK GRAZINGQ2

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Introduction: There is a very close relationship among the various active elements within RANGELANDs, which affect their sustainability and productivity. The chemical characteristics of the soil are among the most important factors in fertility and, consequently, in the density and type of plant cover of RANGELANDs. LIVESTOCK GRAZING impacts on some qualitative soil properties, such as its physical and chemical and biological characteristics and including more reactive parameters such as biological activity, organic matter, bulk density, concentration of nutrients, etc. These have been reported for different time periods in RANGELAND ecosystems. The objective of this research was to investigate changes in chemical characteristics (EC, pH, available form of phosphorus and potassium, calcium carbonate, moisture content, etc.) and plant cover in three areas under treatments of heavy grazing (critical area), normal grazing (key area) and excluded from grazing (reference area).Materials and methods: This study was conducted in Makhmalkoh region located in north of Khormabad City and using soil samples from 0-15 and 15-30 cm depth from the three selected areas (reference, key and critical) with different grazing intensities. Soil samples were collected five times over 2 years and at four-month intervals from five one-hectare paddocks in each area. Soil EC, pH in saturated extract and OM, total nitrogen and available P and K were all determined using standard methods and the changes over time were compared. Plant cover density in each area was investigated using the plate method, and at three times, by determining the percentage of plant crown covers for each growth form and the percentage of bare soil and litter in each plate. The experiment was conducted based on a factorial completely randomized design.Results and discussion: The results showed that the effects of area (grazing intensity) and time of sampling (seasonal variation) were significant for total N, OM, and available P and K P<0.01). The greatest effects of LIVESTOCK GRAZING on the reduction of pH (8.35 to 8.25), organic matter (from 3 to 2.4 ℅) and total N (from ℅0.18 to℅0.15) were observed in August/September of the first year. In the plant cover study, the main plant species within the REFERENCE AREA was Poa pratensis, Hordenum fragile, within KEY AREA Poa bulbusa, Avena sp. and, for the CRITICAL AREA, Poa bulbusa. In the REFERENCE AREA, bushes were not observed. The cover of the critical, key and REFERENCE AREAs was 40, 44 and 53 percent, respectively, which showed a 24.5 percent decrease in the CRITICAL AREA compared to the REFERENCE AREA.Conclusion: Differences in grazing intensity affect the percentage of plant cover and plant species in a RANGELAND. The highest plant cover was observed in the KEY AREA and the least in the CRITICAL AREA. Inside the KEY AREA, shrubs were not observed. Also, a decrease in the plant cover percentage of grasses and an increase in shrubs were observed with an increase in grazing pressure. Decrease in soil OM and moisture content along with concentration of available P and K in soils of the studied area were observed due to grazing, which reduced soil fertility. Changes were more obvious for the 0-15 cm soil depth due to addition of animal manure, plant residue on the surface soil and more roots. A reduction of more than 10 percent in plant cover and an organic matter reduction due to intensive grazing can cause severe erosion and growth of unfavorable plants, which requires suitable management practices of LIVESTOCK GRAZING and plant cover.

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MIRSEYED HOSSEINI, HOSSEIN, HEMATPOUR, MAZDA, BAGHERI NAVIR, SEPIDEH, CHAEICHI, MOHAMMADREZA, & MOHSENI SARAVI, MOHSEN. (2016). STUDY OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING EFFECTS ON CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES AND SURFACE VEGETATION OF RANGELAND (CASE STUDY: MAKHMALKOUH, LORESTAN PROVINCE). JOURNAL OF AGROECOLOGY (کشاورزی بوم شناختی), 6(1), 98-117. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/254701/en

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MIRSEYED HOSSEINI HOSSEIN, HEMATPOUR MAZDA, BAGHERI NAVIR SEPIDEH, CHAEICHI MOHAMMADREZA, MOHSENI SARAVI MOHSEN. STUDY OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING EFFECTS ON CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES AND SURFACE VEGETATION OF RANGELAND (CASE STUDY: MAKHMALKOUH, LORESTAN PROVINCE). JOURNAL OF AGROECOLOGY (کشاورزی بوم شناختی)[Internet]. 2016;6(1):98-117. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/254701/en

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HOSSEIN MIRSEYED HOSSEINI, MAZDA HEMATPOUR, SEPIDEH BAGHERI NAVIR, MOHAMMADREZA CHAEICHI, and MOHSEN MOHSENI SARAVI, “STUDY OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING EFFECTS ON CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES AND SURFACE VEGETATION OF RANGELAND (CASE STUDY: MAKHMALKOUH, LORESTAN PROVINCE),” JOURNAL OF AGROECOLOGY (کشاورزی بوم شناختی), vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 98–117, 2016, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/254701/en

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