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- Library Collection RecordThis article examines the question of how well the rangeland management profession has served conservation of patterns and processes that support multiple ecosystem services. We examine the paradigms…Publication Date 2012-11-01
- biodiversity
- fire
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- pyric herbivory
- shifting mosaic
- Library Collection RecordFeatures Discusses the history of the disconnect and methods of strengthening ties between wildlife research and management Examines the disconnect from an institutional perspective - including…Publication Date 2012
- management
- game
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- landscape
- Coleoptera
- Nature conservation
- biodiversity
- soil management
- pastures
- Coleoptera
- Coleoptera
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- ecology
- degradation
- degradation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- soil
- respiration
- biomass
- carbon
- nitrogen
- respiration
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- growth
- grasslands
- Elymus
- Elymus
- Elymus
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- wastes
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- soil
- respiration
- respiration
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- vegetation
- photosynthesis
- biomass
- grasslands
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- vegetation
- grasslands
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- Leymus chinensis
- grasslands
- Agronomy
- Leymus chinensis
- Leymus chinensis
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- salinity
- stress
- stress
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- species
- soil
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- seed
- plants
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- deserts
- germination
- germination
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- climate
- productivity
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- land use
- construction
- grasslands
- arable land
- construction
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- desertification
- grasslands
- ecology
- desertification
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- nitrogen
- photosynthesis
- Leymus chinensis
- grasslands
- Leymus chinensis
- Leymus chinensis
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- landscape
- farmland
- grasslands
- forests
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- feeds
- grasslands
- oats
- Populus
- nutritive value
- yields
- costs
- Populus
- Populus
- 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
- grasslands
- biomass
- precipitation
- precipitation
- Library Collection RecordWhat underlies species distribution and species coexistence has long been of key interest in community ecology. Several methods and theories have been used to address this question. However, it still…Publication Date 2012
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- national park
- conservation
- management
- community ecology
- savanna
- Kruger National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn this paper the analysis of Land sat images and plant ecological assessment were used to determine the land use change, plant diversity and the main plant community patterns in most environmentally…Publication Date 2012
- Normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI)
- land use change
- biodiversity
- plant community
- North Africa
- North Togo
- 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 RecordIn the last few decades unimproved semi-natural grasslands have been affected by intensification of land use and habitat fragmentation. Because of their biodiversity these species-rich grasslands are…Publication Date 2012
- Rhinanthus minor
- population genetics
- Hemiparasite
- Habitat restoration
- grasslands
- land use
- biodiversity
- conservation
- seeds
- restoration ecology
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grazing
- ecosystems
- grasslands
- gas exchange
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasslands
- fencing
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordHyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf (Coolatai grass) is a summer-active, C4 perennial tussock grass, native to southern Africa and the Mediterranean region, which has invaded areas of native flora in…Publication Date 2012
- Alien species
- Coolatai grass
- disturbance
- establishment
- population dynamics
- Weeds
- seed banks
- germination
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- Alien invasive species
- management
- herbicides
- grasslands
- mowing
- New South Wales
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThresholds and transitions between vegetation states are accepted components of models of rangeland dynamics. By definition, transitions represent changes from one state to another that are enduring…Publication Date 2012
- alternative states
- range monitoring
- state and transition
- vegetation dynamics
- rangelands
- management
- grasslands
- policies
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- equipment
- mowing
- Mowers
- pastures
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordClimates are changing worldwide at rates not seen previously in geological time. This affects food production itself and the growth and reproduction of plant pathogens which reduce crop yield and…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- climate change
- crop loss
- disease
- food security
- plant pathogens
- population
- resource supply
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordThis study of the plant landscape of a sub-coastal hilly area in southern Marche, Italy, has allowed the proposal of two main models that are highly correlated with the geomorphological and…Publication Date 2012
- bioclimate
- biodiversity
- central Adriatic
- Geomorphology
- geosynphytosociology
- synphytosociology
- Marche
- Italy
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- control methods
- fires
- rangelands
- Ethiopia
- grazing
- Nature conservation
- biodiversity
- species
- land use
- Library Collection RecordKaren Hickman of Oklahoma State University gives an up close and personal look at a wildfire raging across her family's land. With her background in range ecology, it is the perfect opportunity…Publication Date 2012
- wildfires
- grasslands
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Library Collection RecordHuman-induced increases in nitrogen (N) deposition are common across many terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. Greater N availability not only reduces biological diversity, but also affects the…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- C3 grasses
- C4 grasses
- ecosystem functioning
- ecosystem services
- fire
- nitrogen deposition
- root mass
- soil carbon sequestration
- Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
- Minnesota
- USA
- Library Collection RecordI pose eight questions central to understanding how biological invasions affect ecosystems, assess progress towards answering those questions and suggest ways in which progress might be made. The…Publication Date 2012
- Alien species
- biodiversity
- ecological engineering
- Ecosystem function
- ecosystem management
- exotic species
- invasive species
- long-term studies
- non-native species
- Traits
- Library Collection RecordQuestion Does the below-ground bud bank mediate response to drought in restored grasslands? Location Platte River Valley region of south-central Nebraska, USA. Methods We imposed severe drought for…Publication Date 2012
- below-ground
- climate change
- community
- forb
- grass
- Lag
- meristem
- Plant
- prairie
- Rainfall manipulation
- restoration ecology
- grasslands
- drought
- Nebraska
- USA
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The contribution of non-domestic grazing pressure to pastoral areas of western NSW has been reported to increase grazing intensity by at least 50%. Any control of these external grazing…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- grazing management
- Australia
- ground cover
- Library Collection RecordMany studies in recent years have investigated the effects of climate change on the future of biodiversity. In this review, we first examine the different possible effects of climate change that can…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- climate change
- species extinctions
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- Natural pastures
- grasslands
- Feed grasses
- crop yield
- stand characteristics
- yields
- Library Collection RecordRecent declines in biodiversity have given new urgency to questions about the relationship between land-use change, biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Despite the existence of a large body of…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- determinants of plant community diversity and structure
- ecosystem functioning
- functional plant group
- land use
- productivity
- species richness
- structural equation modelling
- Germany
- Library Collection RecordQuestions The co-existence of high numbers of species has always fascinated ecologists, but what and where are the communities with the world records for plant species richness? The species–area…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- Canonical hypothesis
- macroecology
- Oligo- to mesotrophic grassland
- Paradox of the Plankton
- Power function
- Rooted presence
- Scale dependence
- Shoot presence
- Spatial grain
- Spatial scale
- Species-area relation
- Tropical rain forest
- World flora
- Library Collection RecordHealthy ecosystems include many species (high richness) with similar abundances (high evenness). Thus, both aspects of biodiversity are worthy of conservation. Simultaneously conserving richness and…Publication Date 2012
- abundance
- agriculture
- biodiversity
- conservation
- ecosystem management
- evenness
- fire
- metadata
- organic farming
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordWoody encroachment is a widespread and acute phenomenon affecting grasslands and savannas worldwide. We performed a meta-analysis of 29 studies from 13 different grassland/savanna communities in…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- Bush encroachment
- ecosystem structure
- global change
- primary productivity
- productivity–richness relationship
- shrub encroachment
- species richness
- tree encroachment
- tree–grass coexistence
- woody release
- North America