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- Library Collection RecordVariation in functional community composition is expected to influence the extent of exotic species invasions. Yet, whether resident functional groups control invasion through their relative biomass…Publication Date 2013
- biodiversity
- biotic resistance
- invasion ecology
- mass ratio hypothesis
- phenological niches
- rank abundance
- removal experiment
- subadditive effect
- grasslands
- Alien invasive species
- ecosystem ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- management
- Flooding Pampa grassland
- Argentina
- Library Collection RecordDioecious plants frequently face sex-related resource allocation trade-offs. Differential traits of male and female plants can have important consequences that influence their direct and indirect…Publication Date 2013
- arid ecosystems
- dioecy
- life-history traits
- O-ring statistics
- plant-herbivore interactions
- plant-plant interactions
- sex ratio
- Sexual dimorphism
- spatial pattern
- trade-offs
- grasslands
- grazing
- management
- ecosystem ecology
- Patagonian steppe
- south-western Chubut
- Argentina
- Library Collection RecordQuestions What are the main drivers of variation in beta-diversity for Bromus erectus semi-natural dry grasslands of habitat 6210(*) at different scales? How should environmental variables and…Publication Date 2013
- biogeography
- Calcareous dry grasslands
- Conservation prioritization
- Habitat 6210(*)
- Habitats Directive
- Multiple regression on distance matrices
- Variation partitioning
- grasslands
- species diversity
- rainfall
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- Central Italy
- Library Collection RecordSeveral studies have demonstrated that seed mass is related to different environmental factors. However, they have taken no account of the joint effects of spatial and phylogenetic information. We…Publication Date 2013
- Elevational gradient
- Phylogenetic autocorrelation
- soil pH
- soil fertility
- spatial autocorrelation
- temperature
- seeds
- grasslands
- climate
- soils
- modelling
- land use
- southern Alps
- Library Collection RecordPlant growth can be limited by resource acquisition and defence against consumers, leading to contrasting trade-off possibilities. The competition-defence hypothesis posits a trade-off between…Publication Date 2013
- ecology
- Coexistence
- competition-defence hypothesis
- Life History
- mammalian herbivory
- Nutrient Network (NutNet)
- resource limitation
- tolerance
- top-down bottom-up
- trade-offs
- plant production
- fertilisers
- management
- nutrients
- grasslands
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental stress is the main cause of the decline of species diversity in low-productive fen meadows in the Netherlands. Attempts to restore species diverse fen meadows e.g. by sod cutting…Publication Date 2013
- fen meadows
- N-immobilization
- N-mineralization
- Soil acidification
- species diversity
- grasslands
- restoration ecology
- degradation
- soil nutrients
- Netherlands
- Library Collection RecordQuestion How is the magnitude and seasonality of carbon uptake affected by the replacement of native grasslands by eucalyptus plantations? Location RÃo de la Plata Grasslands in Argentina and…Publication Date 2013
- ANPP
- land-use change
- MODIS
- NDVI
- RÃo de la Plata Grasslands
- tree plantations
- grasslands
- restoration ecology
- carbon sequestration
- rainfall
- plant production
- land use
- global warming
- management
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Library Collection RecordNon-native plant species often colonize retired agricultural lands, creating monocultures with low species diversity that provide poor wildlife habitat. We assessed whether sowing a mix of 29 locally…Publication Date 2013
- Bermudagrass
- habitat
- native plants
- old world bluestems
- post agricultural
- sowing
- species diversity
- restoration ecology
- seeds
- alien invasive plants
- grasslands
- Lower Rio Grande Valley
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Whether or not niche conservatism is common is widely debated. Despite this uncertainty, closely related species are often assumed to be ecologically similar. This principle has led to the…Publication Date 2013
- Phylogenetic community ecology
- phylogenetic signal
- Phylogenetic niche conservatism
- Belowground ecology
- grazing
- mycorrhizae
- conservation
- grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- soils
- Kinsella
- Alberta
- Canada
- Library Collection RecordQuestions What is the best way to identify plant indicators for monitoring the responses of semi-natural grassland communities to various management practices (i.e. burning, burning and mowing,…Publication Date 2013
- burning
- Dispersal mode
- disturbance
- Flowering season
- Functional composition
- grazing
- Indicator species analysis
- mowing
- Non-metric multidimensional scaling
- plant functional groups
- plant height
- moonitoring
- management
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- plant production
- Mt. Aso
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordQuestions During restoration of bare subsoil, are planted grassland communities with low species richness more susceptible to invasion by non-residents than communities augmented by additional…Publication Date 2013
- diversity
- dominance
- Early Succession
- Elymus virginicus
- evenness
- functional type
- grassland restoration
- invasion resistance
- restoration ecology
- Alien invasive species
- species richness
- grasslands
- plant production
- Lexington
- Virginia
- USA
- Library Collection Record“Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,†begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And it's happening to about two-thirds of the world’s grasslands,…Publication Date 2013
- global warming
- climate change
- grasslands
- desertification
- livestock
- subsistence arming
- rural areas
- socio-economic aspects
- degradation
- restoration ecology
- revegetation
- system ecology
- United States
- Library Collection RecordArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have numerous effects on temperate grassland ecosystems, but prairie restorations are frequently located in sites with depauperate AMF communities. In this…Publication Date 2013
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- dark septate endophytes
- little bluestem
- sand prairie
- smooth brome
- restoration ecology
- soils
- fungi
- grasslands
- land use
- La Crosse
- Wisconsin
- USA
- Library Collection RecordAgricultural intensification is a major driver of biodiversity decline throughout Europe. Agri-environment schemes governed by EU regulation are a significant tool in combating this decline but…Publication Date 2013
- conservation
- management
- biodiversity
- agriculture
- policy
- grasslands
- Conservation effectiveness
- Conservation Policy
- Farmland biodiversity
- Management contract
- Spatial conservation prioritization
- Zonation software
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordDespite a good understanding on how dispersal in space structures plant communities in fragmented landscapes, we know little about dispersal in time. Empirical evidence on temporal dispersal - the…Publication Date 2013
- grasslands
- seed banks
- soils
- ecosystem ecology
- biodiversity
- Diversity partitioning
- Historical ecology
- seed bank
- Semi-natural grassland
- species diversity
- Storage effect
- Lake Mälaren
- central Sweden
- Library Collection RecordQuestions Intensification of livestock production has led to the increasing input of agrochemicals, mostly herbicides, in natural and semi-natural grasslands. Glyphosate application shifts vegetation…Publication Date 2013
- conservation
- disturbance
- diversity
- Flooding Pampa grassland
- Floristic Composition
- Herbicide
- livestock
- grasslands
- herbicides
- glyphosphate
- seed banks
- biodiversity
- Argentina
- Library Collection RecordDespite their low relative abundance, subordinate plant species may have larger impacts on ecosystem functioning than expected, but their role in plant communities remains poorly understood. The aim…Publication Date 2013
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- bacteria
- biomass production
- litter decomposition
- plant-soil feedbacks
- soil respiration
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- species diversity
- soils
- invertebrates
- Jura Mountains
- Switzerland
- Library Collection RecordRestoration priorities are typically established without quantitative information on how to overcome the thresholds that preclude successful restoration of desirable ecosystem properties and services…Publication Date 2013
- fire intensity
- fire physics
- fire trap
- grassland
- juniper
- positive feedback
- regime shifts
- resilience
- restoration ecology
- state and transition model
- restoration ecology
- fire ecology
- modelling
- management
- indigenous encroaching species
- grasslands
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to clarify the effect of chemical fertilizer and manure application on methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from intensively managed grassland on Andosols…Publication Date 2013
- fertilizer
- grasslands
- Methane
- greenhouse gases
- nitrous oxide
- agriculture
- manure
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordQuestion Diversification of grassland management is recommended as a tool for conservation of different taxonomic groups living in those habitats. How resistant and resilient are species-rich…Publication Date 2013
- Abandonment
- BÃlé Karpaty Mts
- Bromus erectus
- Calamagrostis epigejos
- Molinia arundinacea
- mowing
- plant cover
- species richness
- Wooded grasslands
- management
- grasslands
- mowing
- restoration ecology
- Phytosociology
- species richness
- Czech Republic
- Library Collection RecordEstimates of vegetation greenness have been commonly used to gain information on herbivores' resource use (i.e. cattle). Green vegetation is considered of higher quality than senescent…Publication Date 2013
- grasslands
- NDVI
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordEuclea divinorum, a fast establishing, unpalatable, and fire resistant bush is considered an invasive species in some parts of its range. In Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), Kenya, E. divinorum bushes…Publication Date 2013
- Acacia drepanolobium
- encroachment
- Euclea divinorum
- grassland
- invasion
- seedlings
- indigenous encroaching species
- grasslands
- rainfall
- ecosystem ecology
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLarge-scale (circa 500 ha) restoration of species-rich dry grasslands was conducted using a high-diversity regional seed mixture in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area and Biosphere…Publication Date 2013
- grassland restoration
- regional seed mixture
- species diversity
- target species
- vegetation
- restoration ecology
- grasslands
- seeds
- vegetation dynamics
- mowing
- White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area and Biosphere Reserve
- Czech Republic
- Central Europe
- Library Collection RecordPlant functional diversity and soil microbial community composition are tightly coupled. Changes in these interactions may influence ecosystem functioning. Links between plant functional diversity,…Publication Date 2013
- ecology
- Ecosystem function
- soils
- spceis diversity
- grasslands
- carbon dioxide
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordQuestion Does a reduction in size class of soil biota aggravate the impacts of soil compaction on plant communities? Location Controlled mesocosm study with a European ruderal plant community exposed…Publication Date 2013
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- global change
- invasive plant
- nematodes
- Plant functional group
- stress
- soils
- management
- restoration ecology
- grasslands
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of soil erosion on the nutrient dynamics in alpine grassland soils is still an essential problem. Selecting a grass-covered hillslope in eastern Tibet Plateau, the cesium-137 (137Cs)…Publication Date 2013
- soils
- erosion
- organic carbon
- grasslands
- soil nutirents
- ecosystem ecology
- nutrient dynamics
- Tibet
- Library Collection RecordMuch of the world’s rangeland is dominated by woody species. Competing land uses and continued encroachment of woody species into non-woody-dominated rangelands have reduced grasslands in many parts…Publication Date 2012-11-01
- animal behavior
- cattle
- genetics
- goats
- plant secondary metabolites
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordProceedings of the 21th International Scientific Symposium on Nutrition of Farm Animals 'Zadravec-Erjavec Days', Ceh, T.; Kapun S..- Murska Sobota (Slovenia): Kmetijsko gozdarska zbornica…Publication Date 2012
- pastures
- sheep
- feeds
- proximate composition
- Feed consumption
- body weight
- body condition
- Library Collection RecordApplied Information and Communication Technologies. Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific Conference, Jelgava, Latvia, April 26-27, 2012 (Electronic resource), Latvia Univ. of Agriculture,…Publication Date 2012
- grasslands
- fertilization
- NPK fertilizers
- nitrogen fertilizers
- application rates
- greenhouse gases
- nitrous oxide
- carbon dioxide
- Methane
- sustainability
- research
- Methane
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- photography
- Cover plants
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- dairy farms
- Milk products
- forage
- grasslands
- efficiency
- yields
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- dairy farms
- Milk products
- forage
- grasslands
- efficiency
- yields
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasses
- grasslands
- sown grasslands
- Trifolium
- Trifolium repens
- Phleum pratense
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus
- nutrition
- soil fertility
- fertilizer application
- nitrogen fertilizers
- nitrogen
- yields
- forage
- Feed Crops
- Trifolium
- Trifolium repens
- Phleum pratense
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus
- nutrition
- Trifolium
- Trifolium repens
- Phleum pratense
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- defoliation
- sheep
- autumn
- grassland management
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grazing
- ecosystems
- grasslands
- gas exchange
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- salinity
- stress
- stress
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- equipment
- mowing
- Mowers
- pastures
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- biomass
- precipitation
- precipitation
- Library Collection RecordResearch for Rural Development 2012. Annual 18th International Scientific Conference Proceedings. Volume 1, Treija, S.Skuja, I..- Jelgava (Latvia): Latvia University of Agriculture, 2012.…Publication Date 2012
- grasslands
- Phleum pratense
- Lolium perenne
- Poa pratensis
- Trifolium repens
- Medicago sativa
- fertilizer application
- Slurry
- nitrogen fertilizers
- leaching
- nitrogen
- potassium
- crop yield
- Dry matter content
- research
- field experimentation
- Phleum pratense
- Lolium perenne
- Poa pratensis
- Trifolium repens
- Medicago sativa
- potassium
- Phleum pratense
- Lolium perenne
- Poa pratensis
- Trifolium repens
- Medicago sativa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- feeds
- grasslands
- oats
- Populus
- nutritive value
- yields
- costs
- Populus
- Populus
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- landscape
- farmland
- grasslands
- forests
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- meadows
- grasslands
- botanical composition
- Herbage crops
- legumes
- Inorganic Fertilizers
- yield increases
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- nitrogen
- photosynthesis
- Leymus chinensis
- grasslands
- Leymus chinensis
- Leymus chinensis
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- desertification
- grasslands
- ecology
- desertification
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- land use
- construction
- grasslands
- arable land
- construction
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- climate
- productivity
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- deserts
- germination
- germination
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- seed
- plants
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- species
- soil
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- ecology
- degradation
- degradation