Improvement and Application of Key Pasture Theory for the Evaluation of Forage–Livestock Balance in the Seasonal Grazing Regions of China’s Alpine Desert Grasslands

The calculation of theoretical carrying capacity (TCC) is one of the most fundamental tasks for the evaluation of the forage–livestock balance on grassland pastures. At present, the main methods for calculating TCC are the traditional theory (TT) and key pasture theory (KPT), but they both have obvi...

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Main Authors: Hui Liu, Xiaoyu Song, Lin Qin, Wang Wen, Xiaodi Liu, Zhiqiang Hu, Yu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/17/6794