Influences of grazing and fire on vegetation and soil of longleaf pine-bluestem range

January 23, 2021

Herbage yield and density of cover were greater on moderately or heavily grazed than on ungrazed range. Botanical composition remained relatively constant under moderate use but changed markedly on ungrazed and heavily grazed ranges. Grazing compacted soils, but insufficiently fo impair herbage growth or accelerate erosion. Fire had little long-range effect.