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- Library Collection Record1. Successful poleward shifts of plant species ranges as a result of climate change will depend on interactions between migrating species and the communities they invade. Although poleward migration…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- grasslands
- seeds
- germination
- ecosystem ecology
- Brachypodium pinnatum
- Bromus erectus
- invader phenology
- invasion resistance
- plant-climate interactions
- resource availability
- seed provenance
- soil heterogeneity
- summer drought
- winter warming
- northern England
- Library Collection Record1. Annual above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) in mesic grasslands is known to be highly temporally variable. While yearly precipitation or average yearly temperature can explain some of this…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- rainfall
- temperature
- plant production
- C4 grasses
- ecosystem ecology
- climate variability
- dominant species
- inflorescence
- intra-annual variation
- plant-climate interactions
- precipitation
- structural equation modelling
- tallgrass prairie
- temperature
- Kansas
- USA
- Library Collection Record1. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and ammonia oxidizers (AO) represent key soil microbial groups regulating nitrogen (N) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Both utilize soil ammonium-N reserves…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- soil nitrogen
- microbes
- allelopathy
- ammonia-oxidizing community activity
- mycorrhizae
- nitrification potential
- Nitrogen cycle
- plant species mycorrhizal investment
- plant-soil (below-ground) interactions
- soil ecology
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- Feed grasses
- grasslands
- asses
- seed drills
- sowing
- herbicides
- Animal housing
- environmental control
- equipment
- Library Collection RecordOn the main Japanese island of Honshu, bark or sawdust is often added to cattle excreta as part of the composting process. Dairy farmers sometimes need to dispose of manure that is excess to their…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- Compost
- Methane
- nitrous oxide
- greenhouse gases
- climate change
- global warming
- soils
- ANOVA
- modelling
- Honshu
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- harvesting
- cultivation
- pastures
- grazing lands
- productivity
- Properties
- Economic Value
- biological production
- natural resources
- resources
- forage
- Feed Crops
- efficiency
- genetic soil types
- density
- chemicophysical properties
- Library Collection Record1. While positive effects of biodiversity on temporal stability of communities have been demonstrated in theoretical and empirical studies, diversity -stability relationships at the population level…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- biodiversity
- ecosystem ecology
- covariance
- plant population and community dynamics
- population stability
- synchrony
- temporal stability
- species richness
- plant production
- Thuringia
- Germany
- Library Collection RecordIn the past few years, African medicinal plants have received considerable attention, and it has been lamented that the documentation of the continent's species that are used in traditional…Publication Date 2011
- medicinal plants
- rangelands
- savanna
- grasslands
- Ethnobotany
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordNordic-Baltic-Belarus solutions in farming for biodiversity, Reihmanis, J..- Riga (Latvia): Latvijas Dabas fonds, 2011.- 978-9984-49-329-9.- p. 82-97Publication Date 2011
- Organic agriculture
- Farms
- plant production
- animal production
- cooperation
- Agricultural products
- grasslands
- biodiversity
- environmental factors
- research
- cooperation
- Library Collection RecordNordic-Baltic-Belarus solutions in farming for biodiversity, Reihmanis, J..- Riga (Latvia): Latvijas Dabas fonds, 2011.- 978-9984-49-329-9.- p. 18-33Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- projects
- wetlands
- rivers
- hydrology
- ecology
- research
- Sweden
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grassland management
- grasslands
- vegetation
- meadows
- sown grasslands
- Feed Crops
- legumes
- Trifolium
- Medicago
- organic compounds
- Chemical Compounds
- economic analysis
- Economic Value
- efficiency
- productivity
- Trifolium
- Medicago
- Trifolium
- Medicago
- Library Collection RecordBackground: High values of specific leaf area (SLA) are generally associated with high maximal growth rates in resource-rich conditions, such as mesic climates and fertile soils. However, fire may…Publication Date 2011
- chaparral
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- soil fertility
- climate
- ecosystem ecology
- community ecology
- community structure
- community function
- California
- USA
- Library Collection RecordThe desertification tendency of the Qubqi Desert in China for 10 years was investigated using vegetation and soil change indices extracted from seven LANDSAT TM images. To identify the…Publication Date 2011
- desertification
- grasslands
- monitoring
- LANDSAT vegetation index
- land use
- Qubqi Desert
- China
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- forage
- grassland management
- simulation
- grazing systems
- simulation
- Library Collection Record1. Understanding the processes by which species sort themselves into communities remains a central puzzle for attempts to maintain biodiversity. It remains unclear whether any single assembly process…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- plant production
- ecosystem ecology
- disturbance
- Coexistence
- Complementarity
- fertilization
- functional trait
- Meadow
- mowing
- null model
- plant population and community dynamics
- productivity
- removal
- South Bohemia
- Czech Republic
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- seed
- dormancy
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- biomass
- land use
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- farming systems
- cattle
- agriculture
- roughage
- consumers
- animals
- policies
- agriculture
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- farming systems
- cattle
- agriculture
- roughage
- consumers
- animals
- policies
- agriculture
- Library Collection RecordQuestions: What is the relative influence of size, connectivity and disturbance history on plant species richness and assemblages of fragmented grasslands? What is the contribution of small fragments…Publication Date 2011
- fragmentation
- Landscape structure
- species assemblages
- species richness
- Tall-tussock grassland
- disturbance
- grasslands
- degradation
- releves
- ecosystem ecology
- Tandilia's Range
- Southern Pampa
- Argentina
- Library Collection RecordProceedings of the 20th International Scientific Symposium on Nutrition of Farm Animals 'Zadravec-Erjavec Days', Ceh, T. et. al..- Murska Sobota (Slovenia): Kmetijsko gozdarska zbornica…Publication Date 2011
- sheep
- grazing
- pastures
- meadows
- grasslands
- highlands
- animal health
- intensification
- sustainability
- intensification
- Library Collection RecordProceedings of the 20th International Scientific Symposium on Nutrition of Farm Animals 'Zadravec-Erjavec Days', Ceh, T. et. al..- Murska Sobota (Slovenia): Kmetijsko gozdarska zbornica…Publication Date 2011
- feeds
- quality
- feed intake
- milk yield
- dairy cows
- concentrates
- grazing
- pastures
- meadows
- grasslands
- cutting
- digestibility
- nutritive value
- animal feeding
- Library Collection RecordNordic-Baltic-Belarus solutions in farming for biodiversity, Reihmanis, J..- Riga (Latvia): Latvijas Dabas fonds, 2011.- 978-9984-49-329-9.- p. 10-17Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- natural grasslands
- wetlands
- biodiversity
- pastures
- grazing
- grassland management
- beef
- species
- agricultural economics
- projects
- research
- Sweden
- Library Collection RecordProceedings of the 20th International Scientific Symposium on Nutrition of Farm Animals 'Zadravec-Erjavec Days', Ceh, T. et. al..- Murska Sobota (Slovenia): Kmetijsko gozdarska zbornica…Publication Date 2011
- Wilting Point
- grasslands
- silage
- chemical composition
- proximate composition
- quality
- feeds
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordProceedings of the 20th International Scientific Symposium on Nutrition of Farm Animals 'Zadravec-Erjavec Days', Ceh, T. et. al..- Murska Sobota (Slovenia): Kmetijsko gozdarska zbornica…Publication Date 2011
- ruminants
- feeds
- proximate composition
- chemical composition
- animal nutrition
- animal feeding
- energy value
- nutritive value
- grasslands
- Green Feed
- analytical methods
- Statistical methods
- Library Collection RecordTeff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) is a major food crop in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is well adapted to Vertisols. Yields are low (around 1000 ‰kg/ha) despite fertilization with urea and…Publication Date 2011
- agriculture
- grasslands
- soicio-economic aspects
- food security
- fertilizer
- soil fertility
- zinc
- management
- Ethiopia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNordic-Baltic-Belarus solutions in farming for biodiversity, Reihmanis, J..- Riga (Latvia): Latvijas Dabas fonds, 2011.- 978-9984-49-329-9.- p. 98-108Publication Date 2011
- livestock management
- grazing
- grasslands
- meadows
- private farms
- beef cattle
- sheep
- livestock numbers
- animal husbandry
- grassland management
- farm management
- statistical data
- research
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- species
- forage
- uses
- Artemisia
- Salsola
- grazing
- Artemisia
- Salsola
- Artemisia
- Salsola
- Library Collection RecordAn important question in biodiversity studies is whether disturbances in ecosystems will cause a net loss of species or whether such losses can be compensated by replacement of other species. We use…Publication Date 2011
- compensation
- Ecosystem function
- grasslands
- Serengeti birds
- ecosystem ecology
- birds
- invertebrates
- fire ecology
- management
- Tanzania
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Studying the effects of climate or weather extremes such as drought and heat waves on biodiversity and ecosystem functions is one of the most important facets of climate change research. In…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- drought
- biodiversity
- Ecosystem function
- primary production
- grasslands
- biodiversity
- plant physiology
- soil micro-organisms
- below-ground
- competition
- Decomposition
- invasion
- leaf chemistry
- microbial
- phenology
- plant-climate interactions
- precipitation change
- productivity
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- species
- forage
- uses
- ecosystems
- grazing
- Agropyron
- Astragalus
- Agropyron
- Astragalus
- Agropyron
- Astragalus
- Library Collection RecordCivil Engineering '11. 3rd International Scientific Conference. Proceedings, Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Rural Engineering. Dept. of Architecture and Building. Dept…Publication Date 2011
- Biogas
- technology
- landscape
- models
- management
- Pilot projects
- Rural development
- grasslands
- vegetation
- research
- vegetation
- Biogas
- Library Collection Record1. Models of local stable coexistence require negative feedbacks, i.e. intraspecific interactions must be more negative than interspecific interactions. However, most competition experiments, often…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- community ecology
- seeds
- ecosystem ecology
- Coexistence
- competition
- competitive hierarchy
- facilitation
- germination
- intraspecific vs. interspecific interactions
- plant-soil feedbacks
- Michigan
- USA
- Library Collection RecordMany exotic species have been introduced or have escaped into grasslands where they form "novel ecosystems" of species with no evolutionary history of interaction. Novel ecosystems are…Publication Date 2011
- novel ecosystems
- Alien invasive species
- phenology
- niche partitioning
- Equalizing and stabilizing effects
- plant diversity
- tallgrass prairie
- altered precipitation
- global change
- Eragrostis curvula
- Panicum coloratum
- Sorghum halapense
- Sporobolus compositus
- Panicum virgatum
- Sorghastrum nutans
- grasslands
- restoration ecology
- ecosystem ecology
- species diversity
- rainfall
- Texas
- USA
- Library Collection RecordBackground: The invasion by Pinus elliottii is one of the most serious threats to the remaining native cerrado vegetation in São Paulo State, Brazil, causing biodiversity losses yet to be evaluated…Publication Date 2011
- plant ecology
- Alien invasive species
- grasslands
- biodiversity
- degradation
- ecosystem ecology
- savannah
- Brazil
- South America
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- productivity
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- productivity
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- species
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- degradation
- vegetation
- degradation
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordArthropods are valuable biological indicators owing to strong relationships with primary producers. The supposition that arthropod-plant interactions are constant over seasons was tested using Mantel…Publication Date 2011
- arthropod community composition
- Bloemfontein Dry Grassland
- Mantel test
- plant community composition
- trophic interactions
- insects
- biological indicators
- plant production
- biodiversity
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- Free State province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- phenology
- forage
- livestock
- species
- grazing
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordThis study deals with the phenotypic polymorphism of twenty accessions of Cenchrus ciliaris L. (buffelgrass) collected in various climatic areas of Tunisia. Six seedlings per accession were…Publication Date 2011
- arid zones
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- morphometry
- multivariate analysis
- phenotype
- grasslands
- Tunisia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- forage
- rangelands
- simulation
- stability
- pastures
- Bromus
- simulation
- Bromus
- Bromus
- Library Collection RecordGrasses (Poaceae) are the largest family of vascular plants in Burkina Faso with 254 species. In the savannahs they are the most important family in terms of abundance and species richness, in other…Publication Date 2011
- ecological niche models
- macroecology
- plant functional traits
- Poaceae
- Sahel
- savannah
- phytogeography
- modelling
- grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- C4 grasses
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Recent theoretical studies suggest that the stability of ecosystem processes is not governed by diversity per se, but by multitrophic interactions in complex communities. However, experimental…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- plant production
- invertebrates
- above- and below-ground interrelationships
- biodiversity loss
- biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationship
- earthworms
- herbivore insects
- Jena Experiment
- plant-soil (below-ground) interactions
- variability
- Thuringia
- Germany
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- grassland management
- maintenance
- handling
- storage
- costs
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- Thailand
- grassland management
- forage
- livestock management
- animal husbandry
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- meadows
- herbicides
- forage
- yields
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- rain
- canopy
- forage
- production
- steppes
- production
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- agriculture
- grasslands
- arable land
- pastures
- Climatic change
- water requirements
- evapotranspiration
- measurement
- field experimentation
- agriculture
- evapotranspiration
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