Sown biodiverse permanent pastures rich in legumes (SBPPRL) were developed in
Portugal in the 1960s and 1970s as a strategy to increase grassland productivity by sowing …

Abstract Context On the Greek island of Samothraki, decades of overgrazing by the large
domestic population of small ruminants accelerated soil degradation and surface erosion …

Climate change-induced alterations to precipitation may affect the regeneration dynamics of
plant species, with the occurrence of drought influencing germination and seedling …

In general the persistence and better productivity in pastures is related to the use of mixtures
of species and cultivars well adapted to the environmental conditions. Our experimental …

Extensive grassland-based farming systems play a pivotal role in less favoured areas
(LFAs), because they often support local economic growth based on the marketing of typical …

Mediterranean pastures consist mainly of annual species which undergo strong variations in
their nutritional value during the year (Molle et al., 2008). In Portugal, since 1989, the surface …

Es de suma importancia encontrar plantas perennes bien adaptadas a las condiciones
climáticas presentes en el mediterráneo, que hagan un buen aprovechamiento de la …

Climate change-induced alterations to precipitation may affect the regeneration dynamics of
plant species, with the occurrence of drought influencing germination and seedling …