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DOI	10.1016/j.rama.2020.03.006
	Risk-Overgrazing Relationship Model: An Empirical Analysis of Grassland Farms in Northern China
	Jimoh, Saheed O.; Feng, Xiu; Li, Ping; Hou, Yulu; Hou, Xiangyang
通讯作者	Hou, XY
来源期刊	RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
ISSN	1550-7424
EISSN	1551-5028
出版年	2020
卷号	73 期号:4 页码:463-472
英文摘要	Empirical studies of risk-induced overgrazing have been rarely reported in northern China grasslands, thus, the risk indicators that act as proximate drivers of herders stocking rate (SR) are poorly understood. This paper investigates the impact of the Chinese Grassland Eco-compensation Reward and Subsidy Policy implementation (2011-2015) in Inner Mongolia on overgrazing as a consequence of SR. We used a linear mixed-effects model to develop the relationship between SR and designated risk indicators. The best-fit models obtained were used to evaluate the role of each indicator on the tendency of herdsmen to overgraze grasslands. The major drivers of SR identified prior to the policy implementation are the area of grassland owned, living expenses, and the area of grassland rent-out. Subsequent to the policy implementation, the area of grassland owned and the area of grassland rent-in emerged as the principal factors that induce herders to use high SR on grassland, indicating the persistence of overgrazing. Our most promising finding was that the policy eliminated living expenses from the factors that compel herdsmen to use high SR on grassland. This represents a significant positive impact on herders' welfare, which is one of the objectives of the subsidy and reward policy. Therefore, to sustain the success recorded in the first phase of the policy implementation, we advocate for an improved grassland rental market that will encourage livelihood diversification, better funding, herdsmen cooperation, consideration of local ecological condition and herders' perspective in policy design, and consistent education of herders' about the merits of reducing SR on grasslands. To achieve the desired target of reducing overgrazing, we recommend an independent process of policy inspection that will strengthen effective bottom-up feedback and village level governance. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of The Society for Range Management.
英文关键词	Risk Stocking rate Eco-compensation policy Livestock Degradation Inner Mongolia
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000547491400001
WOS关键词	DESERT STEPPE REGION ; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ; ECOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION ; PROPERTY-RIGHTS ; DEGRADATION ; PAYMENTS ; MANAGEMENT ; HERDERS
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/325003
作者单位	[Jimoh, Saheed O.; Feng, Xiu; Li, Ping; Hou, Xiangyang] Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Grassland Res Inst, Key Lab Grassland Ecol & Restorat, Minist Agr, 120 East Wulanchabu St, Hohhot 010010, Inner Mongolia, Peoples R China; [Hou, Yulu] Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Informat, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jimoh, Saheed O.,Feng, Xiu,Li, Ping,et al. Risk-Overgrazing Relationship Model: An Empirical Analysis of Grassland Farms in Northern China[J],2020,73(4):463-472.
APA	Jimoh, Saheed O.,Feng, Xiu,Li, Ping,Hou, Yulu,&Hou, Xiangyang.(2020).Risk-Overgrazing Relationship Model: An Empirical Analysis of Grassland Farms in Northern China.RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT,73(4),463-472.
MLA	Jimoh, Saheed O.,et al."Risk-Overgrazing Relationship Model: An Empirical Analysis of Grassland Farms in Northern China".RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT 73.4(2020):463-472.