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late spring (May) on the desert steppe

late autumn (Nov) on the desert steppe

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Desert steppe grassland in mid summer after several years of low stocking rates and limited grazing in winter, when animals are kept in sheds

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Grazing experiment on loess soils in eastern Gansu

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regiondesert steppe – animals 1-2 years old, 12 years of data

A

B

original district stocking rates

points A & B have the same production per hectare

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High stocking rate (B) | Desert steppe grazing experiment | Low stocking rate (A)

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