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Adaptive multi-paddock grazing increases soil carbon stocks and decreases the carbon footprint of beef production in Ontario, Canada

Jessica Mehre, Kimberley Schneider, Susantha Jayasundara, Adam Gillespie, Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Adaptive multi-paddock grazing increases soil carbon stocks and decreases the carbon footprint of beef production in Ontario, Canada, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 371, 2024, 123255, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123255

Ruminating on soil carbon: Applying current understanding to inform grazing management

Breeding bird response to adaptive multi‐paddock and continuous grazing practices in Southeastern United States

McGraw, Michael & Apfelbaum, Steven & Thompson, Ry & Wang, Fugui & Szuter, Michael & Teague, W.R. & Byck, Peter & Conser, Russ. (2024). Breeding bird response to adaptive multi‐paddock and continuous grazing practices in Southeastern United States. Ecosphere. 15. 10.1002/ecs2.70107. Link

Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles

Logan Thompson, Jason Rowntree, Wilhelm Windisch, Sinéad M Waters, Laurence Shalloo, Pablo Manzano, Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles, Animal Frontiers, Volume 13, Issue 2, April 2023, Pages 28–34, https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfac094

Evaluating the impacts of alternative grazing management practices on soil carbon sequestration and soil health indicators

JungJin Kim, Srinivasulu Ale, Urs P. Kreuter, W. Richard Teague, Stephen J. DelGrosso, Steven L. Dowhower, Evaluating the impacts of alternative grazing management practices on soil carbon sequestration and soil health indicators, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Volume 342, 2023, 108234, ISSN 0167-8809, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108234.

Grazing facilitates litter-derived soil organic carbon formation in grasslands by fostering microbial involvement through microenvironment modification

Yuqi Wei, Bin Wei, Masahiro Ryo, Yixian Bi, Xiangyun Sun, Yingjun Zhang, Nan Liu, Grazing facilitates litter-derived soil organic carbon formation in grasslands by fostering microbial involvement through microenvironment modification, CATENA, Volume 232, 2023, 107389, ISSN 0341-8162,

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816223004800?dgcid=coauthor

Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions

Yongfei Bai M. Francesca Cotrufo, Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions. Science 4 Aug 2022 Vol 377, Issue 6606 pp. 603-608 377,603-608(2022).DOI:10.1126/science.abo2380 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo2380

Loss of grazing by large mammalian herbivores can destabilize the soil carbon pool

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing management’s influence on soil food web community structure for: increasing pasture forage production, soil organic carbon, and reducing soil respiration rates in southeastern USA ranches

Persistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage cropping systems

Yichao Rui, Randall D. Jackson, M. Francesca Cotrufo , +5, and Matthew D. Ruark. Edited by William Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY; received October 20, 2021; accepted January 10, 2022. February 10, 2022. 119 (7) e2118931119 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2118931119

Vegetation, water infiltration, and soil carbon response to Adaptive Multi-Paddock and Conventional grazing in Southeastern USA ranches

Apfelbaum SI, Thompson R, Wang F, Mosier S, Teague R, Byck P. 2022. Vegetation, water infiltration, and soil carbon response to Adaptive Multi-Paddock and Conventional grazing in Southeastern USA ranches. Journal of Environmental Management 308:114576 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479722001499?via%3Dihub

Soil Carbon Dioxide Planetary Thermostat

Retallack GJ. Soil Carbon Dioxide Planetary Thermostat. Astrobiology. 2022 Jan;22(1):116-123. doi: 10.1089/ast.2020.2415. PMID: 35020414. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35020414/

Soil carbon stocks and nitrous oxide emissions of pasture systems in Orinoquía region of Colombia: Potential for developing land-based greenhouse gas removal projects

Costa et al. 2022, Soil carbon stocks and nitrous oxide emissions of pasture systems in Orinoquía region of Colombia: Potential for developing land-based greenhouse gas removal projects, Frontiers in Climate, vol 4, 2022, 10.3389/fclim.2022.916068, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2022.916068/full

Accelerating regenerative grazing to tackle farm, environmental, and societal challenges in the upper Midwest

Spratt et al. 2021, doi:10.2489/jswc.2021.1209A https://www.jswconline.org/content/jswc/76/1/15A.full.pdf

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing enhances soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and stabilization through mineral association in southeastern U.S. grazing lands

Mosier S, Apfelbaum S, Byck P, Calderon F, Teague R, Thompson R, Francesca Cotrufo M, Adaptive multi-paddock grazing enhances soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and stabilization through mineral association in southeastern U.S. grazing lands, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 288, 2021, 112409, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112409

A review of transformative strategies for climate mitigation by grasslands

Expanding grass-based agriculture on marginal land in the U.S. Great Plains: The role of management intensive grazing

Tong Wang, Hailong Jin, Urs Kreuter, Richard Teague, Expanding grass-based agriculture on marginal land in the U.S. Great Plains: The role of management intensive grazing, Land Use Policy, Volume 104, 2021, 105155, ISSN 0264-8377

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837720324935?via%3Dihub

Ecosystem Impacts and Productive Capacity of a Multi-Species Pastured Livestock System

Rowntree JE, Stanley PL, Maciel ICF, Thorbecke M, Rosenzweig ST, Hancock DW, Guzman A and Raven MR (2020) Ecosystem Impacts and Productive Capacity of a Multi-Species Pastured Livestock System. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 4:544984. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2020.544984

Protection of Permafrost Soils from Thawing by Increasing Herbivore Density

Beer, Christian & Zimov, Nikita & Olofsson, Johan & Porada, Philipp & Zimov, S.. (2020). Protection of Permafrost Soils from Thawing by Increasing Herbivore Density. Scientific Reports. 10. 10.1038/s41598-020-60938-y.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339982637_Protection_of_Permafrost_Soils_from_Thawing_by_Increasing_Herbivore_Density

A half century of Holistic Management: what does the evidence reveal?

Gosnell, Hannah & Grimm, Kerry & Goldstein, Bruce. (2020). A half century of Holistic Management: what does the evidence reveal?. Agriculture and Human Values. 10.1007/s10460-020-10016-w.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10460-020-10016-w

Soil greenhouse gas emissions as impacted by soil moisture and temperature under continuous and holistic planned grazing in native tallgrass prairie.

Dowhower, S. L., Teague, W. R., Casey, K. D., & Daniel, R. (2020). Soil greenhouse gas emissions as impacted by soil moisture and temperature under continuous and holistic planned grazing in native tallgrass prairie. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 287, 106647. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106647

IMPACTO DEL PASTOREO EN PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS DE UN PSAMMACUENT EN PASTIZALES DEL NORDESTE ARGENTINO (The impact of grassland management on physical and chemical properties of a psammaquent in northeastern Argentina)

Kurtz, D. et al. (2020) IMPACTO DEL PASTOREO EN PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS DE UN PSAMMACUENT EN PASTIZALES DEL NORDESTE ARGENTINO (The impact of grassland management on physical and chemical properties of a psammaquent in northeastern Argentina), REVISTA ARGENTINA DE PRODUCCIÓN ANIMAL VOL 40 N° 2: 1-13 (2020) https://www.crea.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2020-PP-Kurtz-Ditmar-y-otros.pdf

Climate change mitigation as a co-benefit of regenerative ranching: insights from Australia and the United States

Impacts of holistic planned grazing with bison compared to continuous grazing with cattle in South Dakota shortgrass prairie

\Hillenbrand, M., Thompson, R., Wang, F., Apfelbaum, S., & Teague, R. (2019). Impacts of holistic planned grazing with bison compared to continuous grazing with cattle in South Dakota shortgrass prairie. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 279, 156–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.02.005

Simulating the influence of integrated crop-livestock systems on water yield at watershed scale

Pérez-Gutiérrez, J. D., & Kumar, S. (2019). Simulating the influence of integrated crop-livestock systems on water yield at watershed scale. Journal of Environmental Management, 239, 385–394. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.068

Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems

Stanley, P. L., Rowntree, J. E., Beede, D. K., DeLonge, M. S., & Hamm, M. W. (2018). Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems. Agricultural Systems, 162, 249-258. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X17310338

The effect of Holistic Planned Grazing™ on African rangelands: a case study from Zimbabwe

Peel, M., & Stalmans, M. (2018). The effect of Holistic Planned Grazing™ on African rangelands: a case study from Zimbabwe. African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 35(1), 23-31. doi:10.2989/10220119.2018.1440630 https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2018.1440630

Enhancing soil organic carbon, particulate organic carbon and microbial biomass in semi-arid rangeland using pasture enclosures

Oduor, C.O., Karanja, N.K., Onwonga, R.N. et al. Enhancing soil organic carbon, particulate organic carbon and microbial biomass in semi-arid rangeland using pasture enclosures. BMC Ecol 18, 45 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-018-0202-z

Grasslands may be more reliable carbon sinks than forests in California

Dass, P., Houlton, B. Z., Wang, Y., & Warlind, D. (2018). Grasslands may be more reliable carbon sinks than forests in California. Environmental Research Letters, 13(7), 074027. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aacb39

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aacb39

Evaluating the ranch and watershed scale impacts of using traditional and adaptive multi-paddock grazing on runoff, sediment and nutrient losses in North Texas, USA

Jong-Yoon Park, Srinivasulu Ale, W. Richard Teague, Jaehak Jeong, Evaluating the ranch and watershed scale impacts of using traditional and adaptive multi-paddock grazing on runoff, sediment and nutrient losses in North Texas, USA, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Volume 240, 2017, Pages 32-44, ISSN 0167-8809, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.02.004.

The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America

Teague, W. R., Apfelbaum, S., Lal, R., Kreuter, U. P., Rowntree, J., Davies, C. A., R. Conser, M. Rasmussen, J. Hatfield, T. Wang, F. Wang, Byck, P. (2016). The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 71(2), 156-164. doi:10.2489/jswc.71.2.156

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297616358_The_role_of_ruminants_in_reducing_agriculture's_carbon_footprint_in_North_America#fullTextFileContent

Potential mitigation of midwest grass-finished beef production emissions with soil carbon sequestration in the United States of America

Rowntree, J., Ryals, R., Delonge, M., Teague, R. W., Chiavegato, M., Byck, P., . . . Xu, S. (2016). Potential mitigation of midwest grass-finished beef production emissions with soil carbon sequestration in the United States of America. Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture & Society, 4(3), 8. https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/potential-mitigation-of-midwest-grass-finished-beef-production-em.

Emerging land use practices rapidly increases soil organic matter

Machmuller, M. B., Kramer, M. G., Cyle, T. K., Hill, N., Hancock, D., & Thompson, A. (2015). Emerging land use practices rapidly increase soil organic matter. Nature Communications, 6, 6995. doi:10.1038/ncomms7995 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms7995

Effects of holistic grazing management on milk production, weight gain, and visitation to grazing areas by livestock and wildlife in Laikipia County, Kenya

Lalampaa, P.K., Wasonga, O.V., Rubenstein, D.I. et al. Effects of holistic grazing management on milk production, weight gain, and visitation to grazing areas by livestock and wildlife in Laikipia County, Kenya. Ecol Process 5, 17 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-016-0061-5

GHG Mitigation Potential of Different Grazing Strategies in the United States Southern Great Plain

Wang, T., Teague, W., Park, S., & Bevers, S. (2015). GHG Mitigation Potential of Different Grazing Strategies in the United States Southern Great Plains. Sustainability, 7(10), 13500. Retrieved from http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/10/13500

Global Cooling by Grassland Soils of the Geological Past and Near Future

Retallack, G. (2013). Global Cooling by Grassland Soils of the Geological Past and Near Future (Vol. 41, pp. 69–86): Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-050212-124001

Sustainability of holistic and conventional cattle ranching in the seasonally dry tropics of Chiapas, Mexico

Ferguson, B. G., Diemont, S. A. W., Alfaro-Arguello, R., Martin, J. F., Nahed-Toral, J., Álvarez-Solís, D., & Pinto-Ruíz, R. (2013). Sustainability of holistic and conventional cattle ranching in the seasonally dry tropics of Chiapas, Mexico. Agricultural Systems, 120, 38-48. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2013.05.005

Tall Fescue Management in the Piedmont: Sequestration of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen

Franzluebbers, A. J., D. M. Endale, J. S. Buyer, and J. A. Stuedemann. 2012. Tall Fescue Management in the Piedmont: Sequestration of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 76:1016-1026. doi:10.2136/sssaj2011.0347

Effect of grazing on soil-water content in semiarid rangelands of southeast Idaho

Weber, K. T., & Gokhale, B. S. (2011). Effect of grazing on soil-water content in semiarid rangelands of southeast Idaho. Journal of Arid Environments, 75(5), 464-470. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.009

Grazing management impacts on vegetation, soil biota and soil chemical, physical and hydrological properties in tall grass prairie

Teague, W. R., Dowhower, S. L., Baker, S. A., Haile, N., DeLaune, P. B., & Conover, D. M. (2011). Grazing management impacts on vegetation, soil biota and soil chemical, physical and hydrological properties in tall grass prairie. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 141(3–4), 310-322. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.03.009

Conservation practices to mitigate and adapt to climate change

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Agricultural Land Management in the United States A Synthesis of the Literature, 2nd Edition

Eagle, A. J., L. R. Henry, L. P. Olander, K. H. Haugen-Kozyra, N. Millar, and G. P. Robertson. 2011. Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of agricultural land management in the United States: a synthesis of the literature. Second edition. Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/docs/robertson/eagle+et+al.+2011+nicholas+inst.pdf

Mitigating the greenhouse gas balance of ruminant production systems through carbon sequestration in grasslands

J.F. Soussana, T. Tallec, V. Blanfort, Mitigating the greenhouse gas balance of ruminant production systems through carbon sequestration in grasslands, Animal, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-350, ISSN 1751-7311, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731109990784.

Benefits of multi-paddock grazing management on rangelands: Limitations of experimental grazing research and knowledge gaps

Teague, W. R., Provenza, F., Norton, B., Steffens, T., Barnes, M., Kothmann, M. M., & Roath, R. (2008). Benefits of multi-paddock grazing management on rangelands: Limitations of experimental grazing research and knowledge gaps. In H. G. Schroder (Ed.), Grasslands: Ecology, Management, and Restoration (pp. 41-80): Nova Science Publishers, NY. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285918973_Benefits_of_multi-paddock_grazing_management_on_rangelands_Limitations_of_experimental_grazing_research_and_knowledge_gaps

Full accounting of the greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, CH4) budget of nine European grassland sites

J.F. Soussana et al. (2007) Full accounting of the greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, CH4) budget of nine European grassland sites, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Volume 121, Issues 1–2, 2007, Pages 121-134, ISSN 0167-8809, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.022