Grazing effects on vegetation: biodiversity, management and restoration – a new Special Issue in AVS

A new Special Issue in Applied Vegetation Science focuses on the effects of grazing on vegetation.

Edited by Péter Török, Regina Lindborg, David Eldridge, and Robin Pakeman

The current Special Issue, with 16 papers and an editorial, highlights that the effects of grazing on vegetation are strongly context-dependent. The articles identify at least three major factors acting in concert, which are responsible for contrasting diversity and functional patterns of vegetation subjected to herbivores: (i) herbivore identity, (ii) grazing intensity, and (iii) vegetation type. Insights from this Special Issue imply that long-term experiments across different habitat types and in underrepresented regions are needed to provide valuable information for grazing planning and management. They also demonstrate that integrating indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge and considering socio-economic contexts can provide opportunities for improving sustainable grazing management.

Link to the special issue: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1654-109X.grazing-vegetation