Studying the Effects of Traditional Utilization on Plant Communities in Mountainous Rangelands of Torbat-e Jam, Iran
Journal Title: International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Studying the traditional methods of pasture utilization by pasture owners in the current situation is of utmost importance. Recognizing traditional practices of rangeland management, applied by pasture owners in consecutive years, is a prerequisite for sustainable grazing management. Currently, the studied rangelands of the region are utilized jointly. This procedure does not seem to be able of solving the degradation problems of pastures. The studied area includes 5 allotments whose number of beneficiaries is over 109 people. In order to determine the scope of allotments and classification of vegetation using GIS, the studied area was divided into 6 plant communities and the percentage of crown cover and production in plant communities and the pasture capacity in various systems was estimated. The proportion of cattle to the pasture capacity is determined using data including the number of animals, and the composition and size of the herd in each system. To compare the above measures, one-way ANOVA and LSD methods are used. According to the information obtained, it is observed that plant communities at lower elevations had a lower level of production and crown cover due to overgrazing and loss of pasture on the one hand and environmental conditions and topography on the other hand. So from the highlands to the downstream production, canopy cover and rangelands also declined, gathering and overgrazing increase the management planning rangeland should downstream be more focus.
Authors and Affiliations
Saeid Abdi tazik, Mansour Mesdaghi, Vahid Shamsabadi, Mehdi Moradi and Mohsen Kazemi
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