Effects of climate change on grassland biodiversity and productivity: the need for a diversity of models

M Van Oijen, G Bellocchi, M Höglind - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
There is increasing evidence that the impact of climate change on the productivity of
grasslands will at least partly depend on their biodiversity. A high level of biodiversity may …

Key challenges and priorities for modelling European grasslands under climate change

RP Kipling, P Virkajärvi, L Breitsameter… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Grassland-based ruminant production systems are integral to sustainable food production in
Europe, converting plant materials indigestible to humans into nutritious food, while …

Grassland cover dynamics and their relationship with climatic factors in China from 1982 to 2021

L Liu, J Zheng, J Guan, W Han, Y Liu - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
China possesses abundant grassland resources, making it imperative to comprehend the
influence of climate change on Chinese grassland ecosystems. Nonetheless, the impact …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of weather and management practices on greenhouse gas flux dynamics on an agricultural grassland in Southern Finland

L Heimsch, J Vira, I Fer, H Vekuri, JP Tuovinen… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural management and meteorological conditions have a great impact on grassland
dynamics, and regenerative and holistic practices especially have significant potential for …

The impacts of climate and human activities on grassland productivity variation in China

Y Xue, H Liang, Y Ma, G Xue, J He - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Grassland degradation is widespread and increasing globally, which is closely related to the
sustainable development of the ecosystems and the well-being of human life in pastoral …

Identifying causes of low persistence of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) dairy pasture using the Basic Grassland model (BASGRA)

SJR Woodward, M Van Oijen… - Grass and Forage …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent years have seen a decline in herbage production and tiller populations in New
Zealand's perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) dairy pastures. One hypothesis is that …

Bayesian methods for quantifying and reducing uncertainty and error in forest models

M Van Oijen - Current Forestry Reports, 2017 - Springer
Purpose of review Forest models are tools for analysis and prediction of productivity and
other services. Model outputs can only be useful if possible errors in inputs and model …

Calibration and Validation of the FAO AquaCrop Water Productivity Model for Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

CA Terán-Chaves, A García-Prats, SM Polo-Murcia - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crop models that can accurately estimate yield and final biomass have been used for major
herbaceous crops and to a lesser extent in forage systems. The AquaCrop version 7.0 …

BASGRA_N: A model for grassland productivity, quality and greenhouse gas balance

M Höglind, D Cameron, T Persson, X Huang… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The main objective of this paper is to present the new model BASGRA_N, to show how it
was parameterized for grass swards in Scandinavia, and to evaluate its performance in …

Modelling grass yields in northern climates–a comparison of three growth models for timothy

P Korhonen, T Palosuo, T Persson, M Höglind… - Field Crops …, 2018 - Elsevier
During the past few years, several studies have compared the performance of crop
simulation models to assess the uncertainties in model-based climate change impact …