Over 3 billion hectares of lands worldwide are grazed by livestock, with a majority suffering degradation in ecological condition. Losses in plant productivity, biodiversity of plant and animal communities, and carbon storage are occurring as a result of livestock grazing. Holistic management (HM) has been proposed as a means of restoring degraded deserts and grasslands and reversing climate change.
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International Journal of Biodiversity
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 163431, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/163431
Review Article
Holistic Management: Misinformation on the Science of Grazed Ecosystems
John Carter,1 Allison Jones,2 Mary O’Brien,3 Jonathan Ratner,4 and George Wuerthner5
1Kiesha’s Preserve, Paris, ID 83261, USA
2Wild Utah Project, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
3Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
4Western Watersheds Project, Pinedale, WY 82941, USA
Objective: To assess potential causes of woody plant encroachment into desert grassland systems using a 5500-yr-old sediment record from a cienega in New Mexico.
Location: Cloverdale Cienega, southwestern New Mexico.
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