Monitoring methodology for pasture degradation and restoration

摘要

Pasture degradation is a significant problem throughout the world. Restoration of degraded pastures is expensive. This information is needed in order to (a) target limited resources to degraded areas with the highest potential for recovery, (b) document restoration project success, and (c) explain the effects of restoration projects to farmers and funding organizations. Most existing monitoring systems either focus on one specific aspect (e.g. forage production) or are extremely expensive. Furthermore, they rarely integrate soil and vegetation indicators.