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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- Acrididae
- habitats
- vegetation
- meadows
- compensation
- biological control
- Acrididae
- vegetation
- Acrididae
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- Acrididae
- habitats
- vegetation
- meadows
- compensation
- biological control
- Acrididae
- vegetation
- Acrididae
- Library Collection RecordQuestion To what extent is restoration of vegetation in coastal grasslands delayed by accumulation of nutrients after abandonment of traditional management and subsequent reed encroachment? How does…Publication Date 2012
- Boreal Baltic coastal meadows
- Coastal salt marsh
- eutrophication
- grazing
- land-use change
- management
- nutrients
- Restoration success
- Estonia
- 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 2012
- grassland restoration
- regional seed mixture
- species diversity
- target species
- vegetation
- White Carpathian Mountains
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordNordic-Baltic-Belarus solutions in farming for biodiversity, Reihmanis, J..- Riga (Latvia): Latvijas Dabas fonds, 2011.- 978-9984-49-329-9.- p. 127-131Publication Date 2011
- farming systems
- biodiversity
- meadows
- Nature reserves
- management
- research
- Norway
- 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 RecordOver the past half-century, agricultural production gains have provided a platform for rural and urban economic growth worldwide. In African countries, however, agriculture has been widely assumed to…Publication Date 2011
- farming
- scaling-up
- Social capital
- sustainable intensification
- Sustainable development
- soil conservation
- soils
- sustainability
- conservation
- agriculture
- policies
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper represents a collaboration by conservation practitioners, ecologists, and climate change scientists to provide specific guidance on local and regional adaptation strategies to climate…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- savanna
- conservation ecology
- climate change
- management
- planning
- restoration ecology
- Pacific Northwest
- USA
- Library Collection RecordPasture managers seek to balance leaf appearance with utilization to sustain sward productivity while meeting livestock nutritional needs. Achieving this in silvopasture must account for the…Publication Date 2011
- pasture
- management
- plant production
- non-structural carbohydrates
- shade
- orchard grass
- tall fescue
- Appalachian region
- 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 RecordThe South African government, as part of its efforts to mitigate the effects of the ongoing energy crisis, has proposed that biofuels should form an important part of the country's energy supply…Publication Date 2011
- biodiversity
- Alien invasive species
- land use
- management
- policies
- biofuels
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordSoil structure development has a direct and indirect relation with hydraulic properties that generally control the transport of surface applied nutrients in unsaturated zones causing environmental…Publication Date 2011
- soils
- nutrient
- management
- nitrous oxide
- agriculture
- 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 RecordDegradation of soil as a consequence of land use poses a threat to sustainable agriculture in South Africa, resulting in the need for a soil protection strategy and policy. Development of such a…Publication Date 2011
- land use
- soils
- policy
- Organic Content
- grazing
- fire
- rangeland
- agriculture
- conservation
- no-till
- pasture
- soil nutrients
- organic carbon
- management
- restoration ecology
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe prediction of both food intake and milk production constitutes a major issue in ruminants. This article presents a model predicting voluntary dry matter intake and milk production by lactating…Publication Date 2011
- dry matter
- grazing
- Grazemore
- model
- dairy cow
- intake
- milk production
- lactation
- management
- Library Collection RecordCreated in 1968 in Zimbabwe, the Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) is a protected area dedicated to the conservation of wildlife resources. This paper offers insights in wildlife management and issues…Publication Date 2011
- management
- game
- climate change
- wildlife management
- socio-economic aspects
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe presence of grazers on grazing lawns in East Africa and North America often alters nitrogen cycling and availability. Grazing lawns can be defined as areas where grasses are kept in a short,…Publication Date 2011
- African savannah
- Grazers
- grazing lawns
- national park
- nitrogen
- soils
- management
- Africa
- 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 RecordGrazeIn is a model for predicting herbage intake and milk production of grazing dairy cows. The objectives of this paper are to test its robustness according to a planned arrangement of grazing and…Publication Date 2011
- animal production
- forage
- management
- grazing
- dairy cow
- herbage intake
- milk production
- modelling
- simulation
- Validation
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordPollen records from Lake Malawi, Africa spanning the last 135 160;kyr show substantial and abrupt vegetation response to multiple episodes of extreme aridity between 135 and 75 160;ka. Peaks in both…Publication Date 2011
- pollen
- vegetation
- Pleistocene
- Paleoclimate
- East Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe films show two sustainable land management (SLM) technologies that have a proven track record in Africa: Stone Lines and Fanya Juu. The technologies presented can constitute important changes…Publication Date 2011
- Sustainable development
- management
- climate change
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn many areas of Europe there are policies to restore former arable land to grassland. In practice, this usually involves the use of commercial seed mixtures. The abundance of all vascular plants…Publication Date 2011
- restoration ecology
- management
- agriculture management
- grassland
- rate of succession
- species pool
- vegetation
- Czech Republic
- Library Collection RecordBoreholes in the Kruger National Park (KNP) was at first developed to increase the number of animals that were at low densities because of poaching, diseases, fencing and low permanent water…Publication Date 2011
- national park
- water
- management
- piospheres
- soil moisture
- boreholes
- ecosystem ecology
- southern Africa
- 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- Sudan
- forage
- rangelands
- vegetation
- management
- developmental stages
- grassland management
- biomass
- nutritive value
- vegetation
- Sudan
- 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- burning
- soil biology
- vegetation
- rangeland soils
- vegetation
- 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- risk
- Insurance
- rangelands
- grazing
- weathering
- drought
- production data
- agricultural economics
- management
- Library Collection RecordQuestions: Does vegetation structure display any stability over the grazing season and in two successive years, and is there any correlation between the stability of these spatial patterns and local…Publication Date 2011
- Boolean process
- cattle
- functional diversity
- patch stability
- Semi-variograms
- Spatially explicit model
- stocking rate
- grazing
- cattle
- grassland
- modelling
- releves
- vegetation dynamics
- management
- Massif Central
- France
- Library Collection RecordPastoral-based animal production systems are under increasing pressure to provide the high quantity and quality of feed needed for optimal ruminant performance. The capacity of farmers to increase…Publication Date 2011
- pasture
- greenhouse gases
- management
- plant production
- forage breeding
- fitness
- pasture persistence
- trait expression
- respiration
- cultivar evaluation
- forage quality
- breeding targets
- WSC
- environmental impact
- New Zealand
- Library Collection RecordThe main objective of this study was to determine to what extent grazing pressure and timing modulate the seasonal progression of herbage quality in hilly Mediterranean grassland systems. The study…Publication Date 2011
- grazing
- cattle
- fodder quality
- grassland
- management
- rangelands
- sustainablity
- acid detergent fibre
- digestibility
- grazing system
- neutral detergent fibre
- near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- protein
- stocking rate
- eastern Galilee
- Israel
- Library Collection RecordSpatial prioritizations and gap analyses are increasingly undertaken to allocate conservation resources. Most spatial prioritizations are conducted without specifying the conservation instruments to…Publication Date 2011
- Conservancy
- Community conservation
- Effectiveness
- Gauteng
- off-reserve conservation
- optimal instrument mix
- conservation
- management
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- 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 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- forests
- savannas
- sampling
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordEffects of mine dump pollution on semiarid savanna vegetation were investigated in Kombat, Namibia. Vegetation structure, species richness, composition and diversity were compared between polluted…Publication Date 2011
- heavy metals
- Kombat
- ordination
- vegetation
- pollution
- savanna
- mining
- mine dump
- species richness
- species diversity
- toxicity
- decision support systems
- Namibia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Roggeveld consists of an island of Mountain Renosterveld (Fynbos biome) surrounded by Succulent Karoo biome vegetation. Since management of abandoned croplands depends on a better understanding…Publication Date 2011
- diversity indices
- Fynbos biome
- old fields
- species richness
- Succulent Karoo biome
- management
- Abandoned lands
- restoration ecology
- Roggeveld
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe assessed the impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of heavily grazed Nama Karoo rangeland in the Beaufort West district of the Western Cape province of South Africa.…Publication Date 2011
- exotic invasive plants
- management
- natural resources
- rangeland condition
- rehabilitation
- alien invasive plants
- grazing
- plant production
- forage quality
- Forage Quantity
- Nama Karoo
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordFire is a key driver in shaping and maintaining grasslands. Long-term exclusion of fire in moist grasslands has been attempted at Catchment IX (CIX) at Cathedral Peak since 1952. Vegetation was…Publication Date 2011
- Erica evansii
- Leucosidea sericea
- moist grasslands
- tree mortality
- fire ecology
- grasslands
- management
- species diversity
- KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordInteractions between mature grass plants and grass seedlings have been found to be both facilitative and competitive. To examine the effects of aboveground and belowground competition on seedling…Publication Date 2011
- competition
- grass seedling
- soil depth
- seedlings
- grasslands
- plant production
- siol depth
- plant autecology
- grazing
- stocking rates
- management
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordMean annual soil respiration correlates with net primary productivity and therefore provides an indication of ecosystem functioning. Soil respiration, however, varies considerably in space and time…Publication Date 2011
- carbon dioxide
- overstocking
- rangeland management
- soil temperature
- ecosystem ecology
- soil nutrients
- soil water
- rangelands
- management
- stocking rates
- Nama Karoo
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigated the seasonal and plant species patterns of short-term intake rate (STIR) by Nguni goats fed six common browse species in subhumid subtropical savannas. Six 2-year-old…Publication Date 2011
- browser
- conditioning
- feeding behaviour
- herbivore
- intake rate
- goats
- Fodder
- diet selection
- foraging ecology
- management
- South Africa
- 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 RecordSeasonal dynamics in the vegetation and rumen microbial nitrogen (MBN) production and nutritional status of grazing sheep were investigated in a semiarid rangeland in eastern Rajasthan, India, to…Publication Date 2011
- rangeland
- vegetation dynamics
- grazing
- management
- resource
- nutrition
- Semiarid rangeland
- sheep
- weather discomforts
- Rajasthan
- India
- 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- grasslands
- degradation
- vegetation
- degradation
- vegetation
- 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
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigated the long-term effects on sward composition and animal performance of applying different fertilizer regimes to upland permanent pasture. The experiment, which was carried out…Publication Date 2011
- pasture
- management
- grazing
- animal production
- fertilizer
- Extensification
- sheep
- botanical composition
- nutritive value
- liveweight gain
- Wales
- Great Britain
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Almost a century ago, Josias Braun-Blanquet developed his phytosociological approach for vegetation field study. At that time, nobody could foresee what the impact of this methodology would…Publication Date 2011
- Large vegetation databases
- ecological information systems
- eco-informatics
- Turboveg
- SynBioSys
- ecology
- management
- data analysis
- land-use nature conservation
- policies
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