EcologyJournal of Environmental ManagementPeer-reviewed
High-intensity sheep grazing impoverishes soil seed banks in sand grasslands
Gergely Kovacsics‐Vári, Judit Sonkoly, Katalin Szél‐Tóth…·Péter Török
This study finds that high-intensity sheep grazing reduces soil seed bank density and diversity more than cattle grazing in sand grasslands, highlighting the need to avoid high-intensity sheep grazing in conservation management.
DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.130394