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To address this gap, this study investigated the individual and interactive effects of season and landform on vegetation productivity and livestock carrying capacity at Bisha-1 rangeland across four survey seasons (Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, and Spring 2025) and two landforms (valleys and plains). Highly significant differences were recorded among seasons in total palatable biomass (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001), which ranged from 86.64\u00a0kg DM ha\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    in Autumn 2023 to 215.84\u00a0kg DM ha\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    in Spring 2024, representing a 2.5-fold variation. Significant differences were also recorded between landforms (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.007), with valleys exhibiting 20% higher total palatable biomass than plains. However, the season \u00d7 landform interaction was non-significant (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.810), indicating that seasonal patterns remained consistent across landform types. Palatable tree biomass was the dominant component, accounting for 70\u201380% of total palatable biomass across all season\u2013landform combinations, whereas palatable shrub biomass made a smaller but seasonally variable contribution. Based on a standardized 90-day seasonal grazing model, livestock carrying capacity varied with season, ranging from 0.48 sheep units ha\n                    <jats:sup>-1\u2013<\/jats:sup>\n                    90 days\n                    <jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>\n                    in Autumn 2023 to 0.72 sheep units ha\n                    <jats:sup>-1\u2013<\/jats:sup>\n                    90 days\n                    <jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>\n                    in Spring 2024, representing a 1.5-fold variation, while landform effects on carrying capacity were secondary (valleys: 0.61 sheep units ha\n                    <jats:sup>-1\u2013<\/jats:sup>\n                    90 days\n                    <jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>\n                    ; plains: 0.53 sheep units ha\n                    <jats:sup>-1\u2013<\/jats:sup>\n                    90 days\n                    <jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) across the four seasons. These findings support seasonally adjusted stocking strategies, the conservation of palatable herbaceous and shrub components during periods of forage scarcity, and consideration of precipitation variability to sustain rangeland productivity in the Aseer region. However, interpretation of the estimated carrying capacity is limited by the single-site, four-campaign design and the absence of direct measurements of forage quality and animal utilization.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2026.1965543","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,18]],"date-time":"2026-09-18T11:43:10Z","timestamp":1789731790000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Seasonal and landform effects on plant productivity and carrying capacity at Bisha Rangeland, Saudi Arabia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Abdullah S.","family":"Alharthi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC)","place":["Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meshal A.","family":"Harbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC)","place":["Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarah A.","family":"Almoghram","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC)","place":["Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmad","family":"Atmeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"International Union for Conservation of Nature - Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN ROWA)","place":["Amman, Jordan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdelhamid","family":"Elnaggar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tilad Business Holding","place":["Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tamer","family":"Ismail","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tilad Business Holding","place":["Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eltohamy","family":"Yousef","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tilad Business Holding","place":["Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"144","DOI":"10.5958\/2394-448x.2021.00022.5","article-title":"Effects of overgrazing on rangeland resources in semi-arid areas and rangeland management: a review article","volume":"10","author":"Abdelsalam","year":"2021","journal-title":"Agrica"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"273","DOI":"10.1016\/s0169-5347(99)01612-2","article-title":"Patch structure, dynamics and implications for the functioning of arid ecosystems","volume":"14","author":"Aguiar","year":"1999","journal-title":"Trends Ecol. 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