Perspectives In Grassland Ecology

Author : N.R. French
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461261827

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Perspectives in Grassland Ecology by N.R. French Pdf

This volume is a result of the summary and synthesis of data collected in the Grassland Biome Program, which is part of the American contribution to the International Biological Program (IBP). The purpose of this volume is to present a summary of quantitative ecological investigations of North American grass lands and to present a set of broad comparisons of their characteristics and functions as well as the results of some models and experiments that lead to practical considerations of the management of grasslands. Synthesis is a continuing activity in science. Early in the Grassland Biome Program there was a synthesis of literature data on grasslands, edited by R. L. Dix and R. G. Beidleman (1969). Results of the first year of field data collection under this program were synthesized in a volume edited by N. R. French (1971). Development of the large-scale model constructed to depict the processes and the dynamics of state variables in grassland ecosystems was presented by Innis (1978). Soon to appear will be two volumes integrating studies of American grasslands with IBP studies in other grasslands of the world (Coupland, in press) and the application of systems analysis to understanding grassland function and utilization (Breymeyer and Van Dyne, in press). The present volume presents current results and comparisons of field investigations and experimental studies that were conducted under this program.

Author : David J. Gibson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198529187

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Grasses and Grassland Ecology by David J. Gibson Pdf

This book is the most up to date and thorough account of the natural history of the plants that comprise the most important food crop on Earth, the grasses and grasslands.

Author : Colin R. W. Spedding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Ecology
ISBN : OCLC:174869391

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Grassland Ecology by Colin R. W. Spedding Pdf

Author : Eric Duffey,Monks Wood Experimental Station. Lowland Grassland Research Section
Publisher : Halsted Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011598591

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Grassland Ecology and Wildlife Management by Eric Duffey,Monks Wood Experimental Station. Lowland Grassland Research Section Pdf

Grassland and their history; Classification of grassland communities in Britain; Grassland and scrub as ecological systems; The grassland ecosystem: botanical characteristic and conservation interest; Zoological characteristics and interest of the grassland ecosystem; Ecological characteristics and classification of scrub communities; Some concepts of grassland management; Management and grazing; Management and mowing; The use of fire, fertilizers and herbicides in management; The management of scrub; The recording and measurement of management methods.

Author : Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319298085

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Ecology and Conservation of Mountaintop grasslands in Brazil by Geraldo Wilson Fernandes Pdf

This book is a pioneer attempt to bring forward the first synthesis on the most diverse and threatened mountain top vegetation of South America, the rupestrian grasslands. It brings to light the state of the art information on this ecosystem geology, soil formation and distribution, environmental filters that lead to biodiversity, species interactions and their fine tuned adaptations to survive the harsh mountain environment. The human dimensions of the rupestrian grassland are also addressed, including the anthropogenic threats that may irreversibly impact biodiversity and ecosystem services. The book also highlights the ongoing studies on ecological restoration and first attempt to model the impacts of climate change on its speciose biota.

Author : Gilles Lemaire,John Hodgson,Abad Chabbi
Publisher : CABI
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845938093

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Grassland Productivity and Ecosystem Services by Gilles Lemaire,John Hodgson,Abad Chabbi Pdf

This book contains 28 chapters with emphasis on the interactive nature of the relationships between the soil, plant, animal and environmental components of grassland systems, both natural and managed. It analyses the present knowledge and the future trends of research for combining the classical view of grasslands, as a resource for secure feeding of an increasing human population, with the more recent perspective of the contribution of grasslands to the mitigation of environmental impacts and biodiversity erosion as consequences of human society activities. The chapters are organized within five sections dealing with the different functions and the main ecosystem services expected from grasslands: (i) domestic herbivore feeding and animal production; (ii) the regulation of biogeochemical cycles and its consequences for the environment; (iii) dynamics of biodiversity hosted by grasslands; (iv) integration of grasslands within sustainable animal production systems; and (v) interactions of grassland areas with other land use systems at the landscape level.

Author : Colin R. W. Spedding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:174869391

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Grassland Ecology by Colin R. W. Spedding Pdf

Author : Gilles Lemaire,J. Hodgson,A. Moraes,P. C. F. Carvalho,C. Nabinger
Publisher : CABI
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0851999409

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Grassland Ecophysiology and Grazing Ecology by Gilles Lemaire,J. Hodgson,A. Moraes,P. C. F. Carvalho,C. Nabinger Pdf

This text presents edited key papers from the International Symposium on Grassland Ecophyisiology and Grazing Ecology held in Curitiba, Brazil in August 1999. It considers how plants within grasslands respond to and are adapted to grazing animals.

Author : G. S. Innis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461299295

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Grassland Simulation Model by G. S. Innis Pdf

Perspectives on the ELM Model and Modeling Efforts This volume is the major open-literature description of a comprehensive, pioneering ecological modeling effort. The ELM model is one of the major outputs of the United States Grassland Biome study, a contribution to the International Biological Program (IBP). Writing this introduction provides wel come personal opportunity to (i) review briefly the state of the art at the beginning of the ELM modeling effort in 1971, (ii) to discuss some aspects of the ELM model's role in relation to other models and other phases of the Grassland Biome study, and (iii) to summarize the evolution of ELM or its components since 1973. Pre-Program Historical Perspective My first major contacts with ecological simulation modeling were in 1960 when I was studying intraseasonal herbage dynamics and nutrient production on foothill grasslands in southcentral Montana, making year-round measurements of the aboveground live vegetation, the standing dead, and the litter. Limitations in funding and the rockiness of the foothill soils prevented measuring the dynamics of the root biomass, both live and dead. Herbage biomass originates in live shoots from which it could be translocated into live roots or the live shoots could transfer to standing dead or to litter. Standing dead vegetation must end up in the litter and the live roots eventually transfer to dead roots. Obviously, the litter and the dead roots must decay away.

Author : W. K. Lauenroth,I. C. Burke
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195135824

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Ecology of the Shortgrass Steppe by W. K. Lauenroth,I. C. Burke Pdf

The semiarid shortgrass steppe is the warmest, driest, and lowest in primary production of grasslands in central North America. This book is an enormously rich source of data and insight into the structure and function of semiarid grassland.

Author : David Blakesley,Peter Buckley
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781784270711

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Grassland Restoration and Management by David Blakesley,Peter Buckley Pdf

Following the destruction of 95% of meadows during the twentieth century, there is an urgent need to understand what little unspoiled habitat remains in order to plan the management and restoration of existing sites, as well as re-creating future grassland habitats. This book is a much-needed guide to grassland restoration and management. Providing a thorough overview of recent research on grassland restoration and its implications for practical grassland restoration and management, it introduces grassland communities and the wildlife they support, including examples of species of conservation concern, and considers the management of semi-natural grassland habitats with particular emphasis on drier grassland habitats. Chapters cover: - Grassland character and communities - Introduction to grassland wildlife - Managing semi-natural grassland - Grassland restoration – threats and challenges - Opportunities in grassland restoration - Plant material for grassland restoration - Defining success in grassland restoration. A variety of management techniques are examined, including soil amendment, cultivation, harvesting and maintenance in creating suitable conditions for the successful restoration of species-rich grasslands. It is essential reading for conservationists, site owners or managers, practitioners, conservation organizations and students of ecological restoration with an interest in the creation of new grassland habitats, the restoration of semi-natural grassland, as well as the continuing management of semi-natural (unimproved) grassland communities.

Author : D.A. McGilloway
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789086865512

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Grassland: a global resource by D.A. McGilloway Pdf

"The concept of grasslands as a global resource is not new. Indeed many recognised authorities have been canvassing for a global approach to understanding, managing and exploiting this resource for many years. This is the first book that gathers together leading experts from around the world to outline our current understanding of this complex ecosystem, the ways in which it can be enhanced and utilised and where the research challenges are for the future. The following themes unite the book: - Efficient production from grassland; - Grassland and the environment; - Delivering the benefits from grassland. The reader is given an in depth understanding of the biology of the system and how grasslands are crucial for soil stabilisation and water quality. Secondly, much attention is given to how grasslands offer the possibility of increasing food supply and income generation, which is a hugely important but often ignored facet in today’s climate of extensification and biodiversity. Current advances in the grassland sciences have a proven potential to promote the economic development and environmental stability of regions, nations and peoples, particularly in some of the most resource-limited areas of the world. Approaches for achieving the most effective development and adoption of new technology are reviewed."

Author : David J. Gibson,Jonathan A. Newman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107195264

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Grasslands and Climate Change by David J. Gibson,Jonathan A. Newman Pdf

A comprehensive assessment of the effects of climate change on global grasslands and the mitigating role that ecologists can play.

Author : Alan K. Knapp,John M. Briggs,David C. Hartnett
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0195114868

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Grassland Dynamics by Alan K. Knapp,John M. Briggs,David C. Hartnett Pdf

This is the first volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series. Established in 1980, the LTER program is exploring a wide variety of biomes characteristic of the United States and developing a baseline for ecosystem dynamics over long time periods and broad spatial scales. The volumes in this series will include both comprehensive reviews of research from particular sites and topical overviews which use data from many sites to examine important questions in ecology. This volume, which focuses on the Konza Prairie in northeastern Kansas, is a synthesis of over 15 years of research in pristine tallgrass prairie. It gives a comprehensive site description and summarizes the key long-term studies that form the basis for the Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research Program. It then presents a synthesis of the many research areas involved and develops a foundation for future ecological studies in tallgrass prairie. With over 150 figures and tables, chapters that encompass microbial through landscape scales, and an emphasis on lessons learned from long-term studies, this volume provides a unique and comprehensive perspective on the structural and functional ecology of the grassland ecosystem that once covered most of central North America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X005105556

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Assessment of grassland ecosystem conditions in the southwestern United States by Anonim Pdf