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- Library Collection RecordAs a textbook, the volume is well organised, with introductory chapters on the scope and key concepts of restoration ecology, followed by chapters on its ecological foundations – landscape,…Publication Date 2014
- restoration ecology
- Europe
- USA
- Australia
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of four fertiliser nitrogen (N) levels (0, 50, 100 or 150 kg N/ ha) applied as a single dressing in either autumn (late April), early winter (early June), late winter (mid July), early…Publication Date 2009
- herbage nitrogen yields
- nitrogen recovery rate
- pastures
- fertiliser
- management
- plant production
- fodder quality
- Western Cape Province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordTef, Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter, is the main Ethiopian cereal grown on 2.5 million ha annually, and serving as a staple food grain for more than 50 million people. The major constraints in tef…Publication Date 2011
- seed
- management
- dissemination
- innovation
- Quncho
- seed system
- tef Introduction
- pasture seed
- Ethiopia
- pastures
- Ethiopia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPoor irrigation management in pastures can lead to yield and quality reduction as well as loss of income through extra pumping and leaching of nitrate fertiliser. A number of irrigation scheduling…Publication Date 2014
- irrigation
- management
- pastures
- fertiliser
- plant production
- weather
- Ryegrass
- soil water
- plant production
- water dynamics
- nutrients
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated the effects of high biomass yielding winter cover crops, namely grazing vetch (Vicia dasycarpa L.) and oats (Avena sativa L.), on soil phosphorus (P) availability in low fertiliser…Publication Date 2014
- biomass
- pastures
- crops
- phosphorus
- soil nutrients
- plant production
- fertilizer
- Eastern Cape Province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes a general economic analysis package, BURNECON, for evaluating the benefits and costs of using management burns to improve grazing potential in the semi-arid woodlands of eastern…Publication Date 1991
- management burns
- prescribed fire
- land management
- microcomputer
- decision support systems
- BURNECON
- Australia
- fire ecology
- management
- grazing
- indigenous encroaching species
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLittle is known regarding the effects of land use on soil organic matter status and earthworm communities in South African soils. For that reason the effects of the main agricultural land uses in the…Publication Date 2003
- earthworms
- Soil organic C
- microbial biomass
- pastures
- Arable crops
- forests
- Oxisols
- South Africa
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Soil Condition
- soil fertility
- invertebrates
- agriculture
- management
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere is significant uncertainty about the effects of global change on the vegetation and animal productivity of pasture and rangeland ecosystems. This paper presents a synthesis of progress made…Publication Date 2000
- climate change
- management
- pastures
- rangelands
- Sensitive regions
- synthesis
- animal production
- plant production
- modelling
- carbon dioxide
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes a methodology of using data acquired by the European Meteosat and the Japanese Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS) geostationary satellites to detect burned areas in…Publication Date 2003
- Burned areas
- Meteosat
- GMS
- Africa
- Australia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBrowsing lawns, as an analogue of the influential grazing lawn concept, received increased recent interest. We revisit this concept and ask whether the underlying characteristics of a grazing lawn…Publication Date 2011
- Consumer-resource interactions
- plant-herbivore interactions
- Grazing lawn concept
- Bowiea Primeval forest
- Plant tolerance traits
- Associational palatability
- Tree regeneration patches
- grazing
- foraging
- browsing
- ecosystem ecologygrasses
- pastures
- herbivores
- Kruger National Park
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordChromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson continues to spread through southeast Asia into the south Pacific, and into central and eastern Africa from the infestations in western and southern…Publication Date 1996
- Chromolaena odorata
- Siam weed
- Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
- Australia
- climate matching
- distribution
- Alien invasive species
- decision support systems
- Phytosociology
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSpatio-temporal variation in dung beetle distribution and cattle dung dispersal was quantified across a spectrum of summer rainfall habitat types in South Africa, i.e. grassland, open woodland and…Publication Date 1996
- Australia
- dung
- Pasture Improvement
- Scarabaeidae
- South Africa
- dung beetles
- ecosytem ecology
- soils
- rangeland condition
- rainfall
- grasslands
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAnts are a prominent invertebrate group used to assess ecological change in response to disturbance. Their application as a bioindicator group has been particularly widespread in Australia, and a…Publication Date 2010
- Ants
- grazing
- Bioindicator
- land management
- Global patterns
- insects
- grasslands
- rangeland condition
- disturbance
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn the seasonally dry tropics the productivity of grazing cattle is often constrained by nutrition, particularly during the dry season. An experiment during 2 annual cycles estimated the diet…Publication Date 2010
- diet selection
- Diet CP
- Diet DM digestibility
- animal nutrition
- animal production
- cattle
- forage quality
- north Queensland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordOvergrazing and mismanagement of rangelands, climate change, drought and [`]salinisation of lands are threatening the sustainability of production systems and the fertility of cropping lands…Publication Date 2010
- Atriplex nummularia L.
- Fodder potential
- sheep
- goats
- Australia
- West Asia
- North Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of humic substances on the nutrient uptake, herbage production and nutritive value of herbage from sown grass pastures was studied in six field experiments. Commercial humic substances…Publication Date 2010
- fodder production
- management
- pastures
- fertiliser
- dry matter
- humic substances
- leonardite
- grass
- yield
- nutrients
- nutritive value
- Belgium
- Library Collection RecordThe invasion of exotic grasses into savannas is occurring globally. Despite threats to ecosystem processes and biodiversity, few studies have investigated factors that facilitate invasion success. *…Publication Date 2013
- cattle grazing
- exotic grass
- facilitation
- grass-fire cycle
- savanna
- wind dispersal
- grazing
- Alien invasive species
- ecosystem ecology
- restoration ecology
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- grasses
- fire ecology
- grazing
- soils
- rainfall
- drought
- Queensland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordWilting grass prior to ensiling generally increases the dry matter (DM) intake but the effect of wilting on animal performance is still poorly understood. There is a need to improve understanding of…Publication Date 2014
- forage quality
- pastures
- silage
- rumen
- crude protein degradation
- dry matter
- utilizable crude protein
- crude protein fractions
- amino acids
- Aulendorf
- Baden-Württemberg
- Germany
- Library Collection RecordThis study aimed to estimate green herbage biomass (GBM) and crude protein (CP) concentrations of a mixed-sown pasture in Hokkaido, Japan using ground based hyperspectral measurements and…Publication Date 2011
- plant production
- fodder quality
- pastures
- management
- grazing
- geostatistical analysis
- herbage biomass
- Herbage Quality
- hyperspectral measurement
- mapping
- Hokkaido
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordTermites are estimated to contribute between 60;5 and 19% of the global methane (CH4) emissions. These estimates have large uncertainties because of the limited number of field-based studies and…Publication Date 2011
- Termites
- savanna
- Diurnal CH4 flux
- Seasonal CH4 flux
- Mound temperature
- Mound water content
- greenhouse gases
- insects
- November 2012
- Northern Territory
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordForage legumes have the potential to contribute substantially to warm-season, subtropical and tropical pastures and rangelands. Compared to grasses, they have advantages in accessing subsoil…Publication Date 2014
- grasslands
- pastures
- rangelands
- legumes
- forage ecology
- nutrients
- management
- agriculture
- nutritional value
- Library Collection RecordAn important issue in plant ecology is the extent to which functional traits that explain patterns at one organizational level serve as explanatory variables at higher levels, while a related subject…Publication Date 2011
- plant traits
- Individual level
- Population level
- Abandonment
- mowing
- Meadow
- ecosystem ecology
- plant functional traits
- mowing
- simulated grazing
- plant production
- pastures
- Czech Republic
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated the effects of soil moisture deficit and subsequent watering on the growth of Bromus inermis Leyss., Dactylis glomerata L., Lolium perenne L. and Phleum pratense L. under a non-…Publication Date 2011
- soil moisture
- drought
- pastures
- grasses
- plant physiology
- Bromus inermis
- Dactylis glomerata
- Drought Stress
- Lolium perenne
- Phleum pratense
- Tottori
- JapanÂ
- Library Collection RecordSmooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.), meadow bromegrass (Bromus riparius Rehm.) and hybrid bromegrass (B. riparius x B. inermis) are widely used for hay and pasture in temperate regions of the…Publication Date 2011
- pastures
- plant production
- management
- plant physiology
- grasses
- Bromegrass
- defoliation
- etiolated regrowth
- remobilization of stored reserves
- Saskatoon
- Canada
- Library Collection Record1. While previous studies have demonstrated rapid evolution in introduced plants and animals, most focus on single species. They are therefore unable to show whether these are special cases, or if…Publication Date 2011
- Alien invasive species
- exotic plant
- herbarium specimen
- invasion ecology
- leaf area
- leaf mass per area
- leaf shape
- morphological change
- plant height
- New South Wales
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSoil solution nitrogen (N) concentrations in a non-fertilized Japanese lawngrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.; JL, native species) pasture were compared with those in a fertilized tall fescue (Festuca…Publication Date 2011
- grazing
- pastures
- cattle
- soil nutrients
- fertiliser
- Grazed pasture
- soil solution nitrogen
- Zoysia japonica Steud
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordStudies of facilitative interactions as drivers of plant richness along environmental gradients often assume the existence of an overarching stress gradient that equally affects the performance of…Publication Date 2011
- Competitive exclusion model
- Niche expansion
- Niche segregation
- plant-plant interactions
- Richness-biomass relationship
- Stress-gradient hypothesis
- species diversity
- ecosystem ecology
- rainfall
- Spain
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of summer-to-winter simulated grazing management factors, namely defoliation interval (INT: 21, 42, 56 or 84 d), defoliation height (DH: 2·7, 3·6, 5·3 or 6·0 cm) and final defoliation…Publication Date 2014
- grazing
- management
- plant production
- fodder production
- pastures
- white clover
- perennial ryegrass
- defoliation
- Interval
- height
- closing date
- Ireland
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of boron (B) on flower development, nectar production, seed yield and germination in organic red clover was investigated in soils with <1 mg B kg?1. Different techniques for application…Publication Date 2014
- seeds
- pastures
- boron
- seed yield
- nectar
- flower development
- germination
- Sweden
- Sweden
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding changes in biodiversity in agricultural landscapes in relation to land-use type and intensity is a major issue in current ecological research. In this context nutrient enrichment has…Publication Date 2011
- Biodiversity exploratories
- fertilization
- grazing
- land use
- mowing
- nitrogen
- nutrient limitation
- phosphorus
- productivity
- agriculture
- pastures
- grasslands
- plant production
- soil nutrients
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordGrazing lands in warm-temperate and subtropical North America have become less diverse. Pastures are typically grass monocultures, while rangelands are generally managed for the grass components.…Publication Date 2011
- grazing
- forage quality
- grasslands
- pastures
- rangelands
- restoration ecology
- warm-season legumes
- pasture diversity
- North America
- Library Collection RecordA 2-year whole-farm study compared pasture-based systems increasing milk production per ha by increasing either stocking rate (from 2·5 to 3·8 cows/ha) or milk yield per cow (from 6000 to 9000 kg/…Publication Date 2011
- management
- economics
- milk yield
- stocking rate
- pasture
- grazing
- dairy cows
- dairy farm
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMountain pastures can be improved by the application of wood ash, but its effectiveness as a source of N, P and other elements requires improved management practices. Two application rates of wood…Publication Date 2011
- pastures
- soil nutrients
- management
- fertiliser
- wood ash
- mountain pastures
- fertilization
- phosphorus
- nutrient cycling
- Spain
- Library Collection RecordThe biomass of plants for the purpose of phytoremediation is often small. Carbon dioxide (CO2) can enhance plant biomass and so, it is reasonable to draw such an assumption that CO2 can be used to…Publication Date 2014
- carbon dioxide
- greenhouse gases
- phytoremediation
- pollution
- pastures
- soils
- biomass
- Heavy metal contamination
- Micro-plot study
- phytoremediation
- Plant Species
- Beijing
- China
- Library Collection RecordDespite the widespread recognition that disturbance by livestock affects multiple indices of landscape health, few studies have examined their effects on both biotic and abiotic processes. We…Publication Date 2011
- disturbance
- grazing gradient
- landscape function
- overgrazing
- plant diversity
- reptiles
- grazing
- livestock
- soils
- ecosystem ecology
- rangelands
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordOverseeded winter annuals in bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] improve annual dry-matter (DM) yield and capture nutrients in fields receiving manure application. This study determined the…Publication Date 2011
- Dry Matter Yield
- pastures
- plant production
- drought
- fertiliser
- annual ryegrass
- Bermudagrass
- berseem clover
- cereal rye
- fertilization
- manure
- nitrogen
- Mississippi
- USA
- Library Collection RecordThe use of surrogates for biodiversity is a practical tool to improve the cost effectiveness of regional conservation planning. However, there is still much uncertainty about the biological…Publication Date 2011
- disjunction
- ecological barriers
- Mitchell Landscapes
- regional conservation
- Surrogate
- biodiversity
- conservation
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe conservation values of old-growth forests in landscapes subject to repeated disturbance by fire or logging have received considerable conservation attention. However, little is known of the…Publication Date 2011
- ant biodiversity
- Fire exclusion
- fire management
- old-growth forest
- Territory Wildlife Parkfire ecology
- conservation
- management
- fire ecology
- savanna
- invertebrates
- Ants
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe intake of forage grasses by grazing ruminants is closely related to the mechanical fracture properties of grasses. The relationship between the tensile fracture properties of grasses and foraging…Publication Date 2011
- forage quality
- grazing
- foraging ecololgy
- tropical grass
- tensile fracture
- tiller development
- Stem
- Leaf
- toughness
- Phenological Stage
- Townsville
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIntercropping two species at different growth stages is common in temperate and tropical areas. An apparent recovery of growth is observed in late-maturing species after early-maturing species have…Publication Date 2011
- agriculture
- pastures
- intercropping
- Maize
- biodiversity
- management
- Gansu province
- China
- Library Collection RecordAnts are considered an important faunal group for the functioning of arid rangelands, they have a long history of use for environmental monitoring, and exhibit four global patterns in grazing lands…Publication Date 2011
- biodiversity
- Bioindicator
- chenopod shrubland
- disturbance
- Formicidae
- grazing impacts
- Mulga
- piosphere
- Ants
- invertebrates
- rangelands
- monitoring
- grazing
- management
- restoration ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordOxidative stress caused by drought stress is a major limiting factor for grass cultivation in arid and semi-arid regions. In order to investigate the effect of nitric oxide (NO) donors on drought…Publication Date 2014
- Nitric oxide donors
- Oxidative stress
- drought
- Antioxidant enzymes
- Turfgrasses
- pastures
- drought
- plant production
- Shiraz
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordLegume content in grass -legume mixtures is a key parameter for deciding the forage quality and the amount of fertilizer application to the pasture due to nitrogen (N) fixation. To estimate legume…Publication Date 2011
- pastures
- plant production
- forage quality
- legumes
- fertiliser
- legumes
- modelling
- image processing
- Bootstrap procedure
- fertilizer application
- hyperspectral remote sensing
- pasture quality
- white clover
- Hokkaido
- Japan
- Library Collection Record1. Clonal plants benefit from the ability to translocate resources among interconnected ramets to colonize heterogeneous habitats. Clonal integration affects the resource level and morphological…Publication Date 2010
- Alien invasive species
- ecosystem ecology
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
- Biological invasion
- chlorophyll
- nitrogen
- photosynthesis
- photosynthetic acclimation
- Phyla canescens
- physiological integration
- respiration
- Translocation
- Queensland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordExperiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of combined water salinity and deficit irrigation on common bermudagrass in order to address the shortage of water resources and increasing water…Publication Date 2014
- Antioxidant
- Common bermudagrass
- Deficit irrigation
- Turfgrass
- Water salinity
- irrigation
- pastures
- plant production
- Shiraz
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordFifteen native and common exotic herbaceous species from four functional groups (C4 grass, C3 grass, chamaephyte and hemicryptophyte) occurring within remnant and revegetated grassland and grassy…Publication Date 2014
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- ecological restoration
- grasslands
- grassy woodlands
- revegetation
- restoration ecology
- seeds
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe exclusion of regular fire and the introduction of livestock grazing have altered native grassland composition on Victoria's volcanic plains, commonly resulting in spear-grass and wallaby-…Publication Date 2014
- natural temperate grassland of the Victorian volcanic plains
- stable states
- transition
- fire ecology
- restoration ecology
- grazing
- grasslands
- indigenous encroaching species
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn obligate seeding species, the germination niche is crucial for colonization and population survival. It is a high-risk phase in a plant's life cycle, and is directly regulated by temperature…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- germination niche
- seed germination
- south-west Australia
- temperature gradient plate
- vulnerability
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAccurate descriptions of developmental stages in perennial forage grasses are important for management decisions during the growing season. It would be advantageous to have a scale and index…Publication Date 2011
- management
- commercial agriculture
- fodder quality
- grasslands
- pastures
- Phenological Development
- perennial forage grasses
- Timothy
- meadow fescue
- maturity
- decimal code
- phasic development
- morphology
- forage quality
- whole crop cereals
- Sweden