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| INTRODUCING CHICKEN FARMING INTO TRADITIONAL RUMINANT-GRAZING DOMINATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF DEGRADED RANGELAND IN NORTHERN CHINA | |
| Su, Hua; Liu, Wei; Xu, Hong; Yang, Jingcheng1; Su, Benying2; Zhang, Xiujie; Wang, Ruixia3; Li, Yonggeng | |
| 2018 | |
| Source Publication | LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
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| ISSN | 1085-3278 |
| Volume | 29Issue:2Pages:240-249 |
| Abstract | Free-range chicken farming (CF) has been demonstrated to be effective in controlling locust plagues and restoring degraded vegetation in rangelands. However, the effects of CF on vegetation growth and soil conditions of rangeland ecosystems are not yet well known. We studied the effects of CF (treated by three stocking rates from low-intensity to high-intensity), livestock grazing (LG) and zero grazing (ZG) on vegetation characteristics and soil nutrient conditions in a degraded rangeland of northern China. CF significantly improved vegetation growth and soil quality compared with LG. The moderate CF2 with 333 birds per hectare enhanced the aboveground net primary production to 2040 g m(-2) yr(-1) and vegetation cover to 888%, which is significantly higher than LG by 807% and 629%, respectively. Moreover, CF2 neutralized the pH value and raised soil organic matter, total N content, available N content and available P content to approximately 759 g kg(-1), 034 g kg(-1), 8352 mg kg(-1) and 34 mg kg(-1), respectively. Compared with ZG, the positive impacts of CF on rangelands depended on the stocking rate, and better performance was achieved when lower stocking rates were used. We also analysed the economic benefits of CF through a cost-benefit analysis. A local family could obtain a net present value of at least $25219 per hectare by engaging in CF, which was two-fold higher than LG. Finally, we proposed a novel land-use model that introduces CF into traditional LG dominated system and can be widely applied to promote socio-ecological sustainable development in degraded rangelands. Copyright (c) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keyword | chicken farming degraded rangeland land use net primary production soil quality |
| Subject Area | Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science |
| DOI | 10.1002/ldr.2719 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS Keyword | NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY ; SOIL QUALITY ; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES ; NITROGEN ADDITION ; WATER-USE ; GRASSLAND ; NUTRIENT ; PLANT ; MANAGEMENT ; DYNAMICS |
| WOS ID | WOS:000425100700006 |
| Publisher | WILEY |
| Subtype | Article |
| Publication Place | HOBOKEN |
| EISSN | 1099-145X |
| Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [31400338, 31270572] ; Major State Research Development Program of China [2016YFC0500708] ; Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences [XDA05070102] |
| Corresponding Author Email | liyonggeng@ibcas.ac.cn |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/20604 |
| Collection | 植被与环境变化国家重点实验室 |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, 20 Nanxincun, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China 2.Beijing Museum Nat Hist, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Res Inst Environm Sci, 8 Dayangfang, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China 4.Linyi Univ, Coll Life Sci, Linyi 276005, Shandong, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Su, Hua,Liu, Wei,Xu, Hong,et al. INTRODUCING CHICKEN FARMING INTO TRADITIONAL RUMINANT-GRAZING DOMINATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF DEGRADED RANGELAND IN NORTHERN CHINA[J]. LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT,2018,29(2):240-249. |
| APA | Su, Hua.,Liu, Wei.,Xu, Hong.,Yang, Jingcheng.,Su, Benying.,...&Li, Yonggeng.(2018).INTRODUCING CHICKEN FARMING INTO TRADITIONAL RUMINANT-GRAZING DOMINATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF DEGRADED RANGELAND IN NORTHERN CHINA.LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT,29(2),240-249. |
| MLA | Su, Hua,et al."INTRODUCING CHICKEN FARMING INTO TRADITIONAL RUMINANT-GRAZING DOMINATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF DEGRADED RANGELAND IN NORTHERN CHINA".LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT 29.2(2018):240-249. |
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