Effective Strategies for Rangeland Conservation and Sustainable Management

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Dear Colleagues,

Rangelands play a critical role in global ecosystems, providing essential services such as carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and livestock production. However, these vast landscapes are increasingly under threat from factors such as climate change, overgrazing, land-use change, and invasive species. The urgent need for sustainable management and conservation strategies to protect these valuable ecosystems cannot be emphasized enough. This Topic will seek to explore innovative approaches and best practices for rangeland conservation and sustainable management. We are particularly interested in innovative approaches that address current challenges facing rangelands. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and case studies that address topics of interest, which include, but are not limited to the following:

• Adaptive management and restoration: techniques for improving rangeland productivity, sustaining ecosystem functionality, and rehabilitating degraded ecosystems.
• Plant–herbivore interactions in rangelands: implications for sustainable rangeland management.
• Soil health and plant–microbe interactions in rangeland ecosystems: exploring soil properties and plant–microbe dynamics that enhance rangeland resilience.
• Indigenous knowledge and policy: the role of traditional practices and policy frameworks in sustainable rangeland management.
• Interdisciplinary approaches: integrating ecological, social, and economic perspectives for comprehensive solutions.

We invite submissions from a wide range of disciplines and encourage authors to share insights that can drive the global agenda for rangeland conservation.

Prof. Dr. Apostolos P. Kyriazopoulos
Dr. Tong Li
Prof. Dr. Huakun Zhou
Dr. Jing Zhang
Dr. Lan Li
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Agronomy agronomy	3.3	6.2	2011	17.6 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Diversity diversity	2.1	3.4	2009	18.3 Days	CHF 2100	Submit
Ecologies ecologies	1.7	1.8	2020	25.1 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Grasses grasses	-	-	2022	26.3 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Sustainability sustainability	3.3	6.8	2009	19.7 Days	CHF 2400	Submit

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