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000162806 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.agee.2025.109886
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000162806 100__ $$aCastillo-García, Miguel
000162806 245__ $$aEarly season grazing triggers positive herbivore-plant-soil feedbacks in Festuca paniculata grasslands: A study combining field and satellite data
000162806 260__ $$c2025
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000162806 5203_ $$aThe abandonment of traditional agro-pastoral practices in European mountain regions is leading to grassland degradation through ecological succession, a process that typically involves the expansion of large graminoids of relatively low pastoral value in their early stages. In this context, extensive grazing management may become a key tool for mountain grassland conservation, preventing undesired ecological succession and enhancing biodiversity, forage quality and soil functioning. This study assessed the effect of two different grazing regimes on biodiversity, pasture quality and soil properties of Festuca paniculata grasslands, which are usually associated to early stages of ecological succession of subalpine pastures and meadows: grazing from the beginning of the growing period, i.e., mid-May (spring grazing, SPG), and grazing from the peak of the growing season, i.e., July (summer grazing, SUG). Moreover, pasture photosynthetic activity during the growing season was characterized using NDVI. This vegetation index was also contrasted against pasture quality and biomass to assess its suitability for monitoring these parameters. Our results showed similar vegetation biodiversity and structure in both grazing treatments. SPG stimulated greater plant regrowth than SUG, improving pasture quality toward the end of the summer. SPG also enhanced soil nutrient content and microbial activity compared to SUG. Furthermore, SPG advanced the start of the growing season and photosynthetic phenology of Festuca paniculata grasslands. NDVI showed strong predictive power for pasture biomass, but did not for plant nutrient content. Our study demonstrated how grazing management can trigger positive herbivore-plant-soil feedback mechanisms in the medium term in Festuca paniculata grasslands, as well as the potential of NDVI for characterizing pasture photosynthetic phenology and complementing field surveys.
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000162806 700__ $$aAlados, Concepción L.
000162806 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-4831-4060$$aPérez-Cabello, Fernando$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000162806 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7403-1764$$aMontorio, Raquel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000162806 700__ $$aAnadón, José D.
000162806 700__ $$aFillat, Federico
000162806 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6970-7790$$aPueyo, Yolanda
000162806 7102_ $$13006$$2010$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ.$$cÁrea Análisis Geográfico Regi.
000162806 773__ $$g394 (2025), 109886 [13 pp.]$$pAgric. ecosyst. environ.$$tAGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT$$x0167-8809
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