Impacts of grazing on vegetation dynamics in a sediment transport complex model

Gauvin-Bourdon, Phillipe; King, James; Perez, Liliana

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-29-2021

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-29-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-29-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

Research article

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02 Feb 2021

Research article |

| 02 Feb 2021

Impacts of grazing on vegetation dynamics in a sediment transport complex model

Phillipe Gauvin-Bourdon, James King, and Liliana Perez

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RC1: 'Review of: Impacts of grazing on vegetation dynamics in a sediment transport complex model', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Jul 2020
- SC1: 'Reply to review', Phillipe Gauvin-Bourdon, 10 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Jul 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to review', James King, 11 Aug 2020
EC1: 'proceed with a revised manuscript', Andreas Baas, 12 Aug 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by James King on behalf of the Authors (12 Sep 2020)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Oct 2020) by Andreas Baas

RR by Nicholas Webb (09 Nov 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 Nov 2020)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Nov 2020) by Andreas Baas

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (16 Nov 2020) by Tom Coulthard (Editor)

AR by James King on behalf of the Authors (24 Nov 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

Arid ecosystem health is a complex interaction between vegetation and climate. Coupled with impacts from grazing, it can result in quick changes in vegetation cover. We present a wind erosion and vegetation health model with active grazers over 100-year tests to find the limits of arid environments for different levels of vegetation, rainfall, wind speed, and grazing. The model shows the resilience of grass landscapes to grazing and its role as an improved tool for managing arid landscapes.