A historic focus of equine research has been on the time that equids are actively trained, exercised, or handled by humans. Furthermore, research focusing on equine management has mostly been restricted to veterinary interventions aimed at promoting physical …

With coral reefs in global decline and further threatened by growing anthropogenic impacts, effective strategies for restoring these critical ecosystems are increasingly sought after. In Caribbean reefs, where disease outbreaks and fishing pressure have reduced herbivore abundances and facilitated widespread …

This thesis examines how oil palm plantation characteristics affect the presence and biomass of earthworms in Malaysia. The research was carried out across 228 plots in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. Results show that industrial plantations host more earthworms, while smallholder plantations support heavier …

Fish assemblages of different types of artificial reefs can differ greatly in abundance, biomass and composition, with some reef types harboring over five times more herbivores than others. It is assumed that higher herbivorous fish abundance results in a higher grazing intensity, affecting the benthic …

The 1983-1984 die-off of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum stands out as a catastrophic marine event because of its detrimental effects on Caribbean coral reefs. Without the grazing activities of this key herbivore, turf and macroalgae became the dominant benthic group, inhibiting coral recruitment …

The dairy goat sector in Norway is confronted to a certain problem since many years, the increase of the cells in goat milk. This cell issue seem to become a big problem for the goat farmers because the somatic cell count and the bacteria count are the base of the payment grid. Other studies in the world …

Meadows and pastures are maintained by the influence of human activities (such as annual mowing) and grazing by livestock. When these influences disappear or change, it has an impact on the vegetation. In Herrevadskloster the amount, species and breed of livestock have changed in conjunction with land …

The majority of Dutch peatlands are drained and used intensively as grasslands for dairy farming. This delivers high productivity but causes severe damage to the provisioning of ecosystem services. Peatland rewetting is the best way to reverse the damage, but high water levels do not fit with intensive …

Animal burrows create discontinuities on the body of earthen levees that under certain circumstances can threaten their structural integrity through hydraulic alteration and surface erosion. Although it is a virtually established fact that discontinuities can undermine the structural integrity of levees, …

Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem by grazing away algae and creating bare substrate for coral recruitment. The RAAKPRO Diadema project aims to develop interventions to improve larval recruitment and juvenile survival to increase local Diadema populations. …