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A Review of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators

Version 1 : Received: 5 April 2023 / Approved: 6 April 2023 / Online: 6 April 2023 (10:17:55 CEST)

How to cite: Milazzo, F.; Francksen, R. M.; Abdalla, M.; Ravetto Enri, S.; Zavattaro, L.; Pittarello, M.; Hejduk, S.; Newell-Price, P.; Schils, R.; Smith, P.; Vanwalleghem, T. A Review of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators. Preprints 2023, 2023040088. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0088.v1 Milazzo, F.; Francksen, R. M.; Abdalla, M.; Ravetto Enri, S.; Zavattaro, L.; Pittarello, M.; Hejduk, S.; Newell-Price, P.; Schils, R.; Smith, P.; Vanwalleghem, T. A Review of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators. Preprints 2023, 2023040088. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0088.v1

Abstract

Grasslands are at risk of degradation due to unsustainable management practices and climate change. Sustainable grassland soil management can promote ecosystem service delivery and improve the resilience of the entire grassland ecosystem to anthropogenic change. Here, we re-view the principal soil quality indicators (SQIs) and how they have been used to evaluate the sustainability of different grassland management practices globally. We then discuss sustainable grazing management practices, before reviewing some novel grassland species which may im-prove grassland resilience with relevance for grassland management in Europe and the UK. We also give an overview of current sustainable grassland management methods and their assessment at field scale. From this, we suggest that sustainable Grazing Management Plans (GMPs), together with the testing of drought-resistant grass species and appropriate SQIs monitoring, is key to increasing resilience of grassland ecosystems to anthropogenic change.

Keywords

Soil quality indicators; Grazing management; Ecosystem services; Permanent grasslands; Management practices

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy

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