Grazing and conservation management
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Grazing and conservation management
(Conservation biology series, 11)
Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1998
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This work provides an up-to-date account of theories, practices and case studies. It deals with theoretical considerations, grassland development, herbivore communities, diversity and the effects of grazing in different landscape settings.
Table of Contents
- Theoretical background
- the development of grassland communities in north-western Europe
- evaluation - changes in plant species richness
- changes in plant communities
- structural diversity and boundary effects
- effects on the fauna
- effects on soil characteristics (nutrients, decomposition, accumulation of litter)
- changes in Dutch landscapes in relation to mangement options
- limiting factors - animal performance and carrying capacity
- grazing in relation to other environmental factors (hydrology, acid rain, plant geography, time)
- Conclusion and perspectives.
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