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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- forage
- rangelands
- simulation
- stability
- pastures
- Bromus
- simulation
- Bromus
- Bromus
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- agriculture
- grasslands
- arable land
- pastures
- Climatic change
- water requirements
- evapotranspiration
- measurement
- field experimentation
- agriculture
- evapotranspiration
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- agriculture
- grasslands
- arable land
- pastures
- Climatic change
- water requirements
- evapotranspiration
- measurement
- field experimentation
- agriculture
- evapotranspiration
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- cattle
- calves
- grasslands
- pastures
- Parturition
- Breeds (animals)
- milk production
- Statistical methods
- Parturition
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- seed
- dormancy
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- cattle
- calves
- grasslands
- pastures
- Parturition
- Breeds (animals)
- milk production
- Statistical methods
- Parturition
- 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 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- grazing
- 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 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 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
- 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 RecordPrevious studies suggest that forest regeneration in grasslands is often slow because of grass competition and fire and that regeneration may be dependent on fire-resistant savannah trees. To examine…Publication Date 2011
- forest regeneration
- grasslands
- savannah trees
- species diversity
- woody plants
- competition
- fire ecology
- restoration ecology
- Kibale National Park
- Uganda
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- biodiversity
- low input agriculture
- Farms
- Intensive farming
- Economic Value
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Protected areas such as national parks are often assumed to be the best way to conserve plant diversity and maintain ecosystem composition and structure. To evaluate this assertion, we…Publication Date 2011
- conservation
- management
- restoration ecology
- management
- grasslands
- data analysis
- biodiversity
- land use
- vegetation dynamics
- grazing
- species richness
- national parks
- Tunisia
- Africa
- 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. 52-61Publication Date 2011
- private farms
- agriculture
- grasslands
- beef cattle
- grazing
- meat production
- forestry
- biodiversity
- water conservation
- Organic agriculture
- Finland
- agriculture
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- sheep
- Tickborne diseases
- morbidity
- survival
- grazing
- vectors
- pastures
- weight losses
- animal production
- Land races
- Norway
- 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- milk production
- dairy farms
- pastures
- grazing
- fatty acids
- milk
- quality
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- milk production
- dairy farms
- pastures
- grazing
- fatty acids
- milk
- quality
- Library Collection RecordIn communal areas of NE Zimbabwe, feed resources are collectively managed, with herds grazing on grasslands during the rainy season and mainly on crop residues during the dry season, which creates…Publication Date 2011
- Crop-livestock interactions
- Dynamic modelling
- cattle
- crop residues
- grasslands
- livestock
- foraging ecology
- soil organic carbon
- soil fertility
- management
- communal farming
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 RecordAgricultural intensification negatively affects farmland biodiversity, and thereby, ecosystem services such as predation of weed seeds. Landscape complexity (large and diverse areas of semi-natural…Publication Date 2011
- Carabids
- ecosystem services
- plant-animal interactions
- Post-dispersal seed predation
- Slugs
- small mammals
- commercial agriculture
- seeds
- biodiversity
- invertebrates
- grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- Germany
- 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 RecordQuestion: Can managing disturbance regimes alone or in combination with seeding native species serve to shift the balance from exotic towards native species? Location: Central coast of California,…Publication Date 2011
- clipping
- Coastal Prairie
- Danthonia californica
- exotic species
- grazing
- mowing
- Plant guilds
- grasslands
- disturbance
- restoration ecology
- releves
- California
- USA
- 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 RecordBackground: Plants occupying wide altitudinal gradients may be adapted to their altitude of origin. Upward expansion of lowland populations in response to climate change might therefore facilitate…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- temperature
- grasslands
- altitude
- global warming
- 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 RecordBackground: In European mountains, where semi-natural grasslands have high cultural and nature conservation value, land-use legacies from past ploughing are associated with distinct floristic…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- conservation ecology
- disturbance
- vegetation dynamics
- species richness
- pasture management
- Europe
- Library Collection Record1. Variation in species pools can affect plant diversity, but it remains unclear whether the magnitude of the response varies because of resource availability, community invasibility or other…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- species richness
- seeds
- water use
- Plant Productivity
- colonization
- diversity
- productivity
- seed addition
- species sorting
- species traits
- Michigan
- USA
- 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
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