Effects of Ski-Resort Activities and Transhumance Livestock Grazing on Rangeland Ecosystems of Mountain Zireia, Southern Greece

Effects of Ski-Resort Activities and Transhumance Livestock Grazing on Rangeland Ecosystems of Mountain Zireia, Southern Greece

The objective of the present study was to assess the impacts in time of the ski-resort infrastructure and transhumance livestock grazing on floristic composition, diversity, and rangeland health indices related to ecosystem stability and function. The study was carried out at a site under the pressu...

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Main Authors:	Apostolos P. Kyriazopoulos, Maria Karatassiou, Zoi M. Parissi, Eleni M. Abraham, Paraskevi Sklavou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:	Land
Subjects:	diversity indices forage value species richness vegetation cover landscape stability
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/9/1462

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