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245	0	0	_aGrasslands of the World : _bDiversity, Management and Conservation / _cedited by Victor R. Squires, Jürgen Dengler, Limin Hua and Haiying Feng.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aBoca Raton, FL : _bCRC Press, _c2018.
300			_a1 online resource (426 pages) : _b120 illustrations, text file, PDF
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tA Short History of Grassland Utilization and its Significance to Humans -- --Victor R. Squires and Haiying Feng -- _tPalaearctic Grasslands in Transition: Overarching Patterns and Future Prospects -- --Pter Trk and Jrgen Dengler -- _tGrasslands of Western and Northern Europe between Intensification and Abandonment -- --Jrgen Dengler and Sabine Tischew -- _tGrasslands, their Threats and Management in Eastern Europe -- --Pter Trk, Monika Janiov, Anna Kuzemko, Solvita Rsia and Zora Daji Stevanovi -- _tLand Use of Natural and Secondary Grasslands in Russia -- _tJennifer S.F. Reinecke, Smelansky, I.A Troeva, E.I. Ilya., Trofimov, A and Ludmila. S. Trofimova -- _tGrasslands of the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East and their management -- --D. Ambarl, M. Vrahnakis, S. Burrascano, A. Naqinezhad and M. Pulido Fernndez -- _tGrasslands of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia: The Ecology, Conservation and Use of a Vast and Globally Important Area -- --Tatyana M. Bragina, Arkadiusz Nowak, Kim. Andre Vanselow and Viktoria Wagner -- _tGrasslands of China and Mongolia: Spatial Extent, Land Use and Conservation -- --Martin Pfeiffer, Choima Dulamsuren, Yun Jschke and Karsten Wesche -- _tGrassland biodiversity in Japan: Threats, Management and Conservation -- --Atushi Ushimaru, Kei Uchida and Takeshi Suka -- _tRangelands/Grasslands of India: Current Status and Future Prospects -- --Devendra R Malaviya, Ajoy Kumar Roy and Pankaj Kausha -- _tNorth American Grasslands and Biogeographic Regions -- --Paul F. Starrs Lynn Huntsinger and Sheri Spiegal
520	3		_aThis book begins with a brief account of the extraordinary sequence of events that led to emergence of grasslands as major vegetation formations that now occupy some of the driest and hottest and the highest and coldest on earth as well as vast steppes and prairies in more temperate climes. It is the story of grasses successfully competing with forests and woodlands, aided and abetted by grazing herbivores and by humans and their use of fire as a tool. It is a story of adaptation to changing climates and the changing biophysical environments. A major focus of the book is the Palaearctic biogeographic realm that extends over some 45 million km² and thus more than 1/3 of the terrestrial ice-free surface on Earth. It comprises extensive grasslands of different types and origin, which can be subdivided into (1) natural grasslands with (1a) steppes (climatogenic in dry climates), (1b) arctic-alpine grasslands (climatogenic in cold climates) and (1c) azonal and extrazonal grasslands (pedogenic and topogenic) as well as (2) secondary grasslands created and sustained by human activities, such as livestock grazing, mowing or burning. Grasslands of the Palaearctic do not only form a major basis for the agriculture of the region and thus its food supply, but are also crucial for other ecosystem services and host a supra proportional part of the realm’s plant and animal diversity. To reflect that suitability of grasslands for biodiversity strongly depends on their state, we apply the term High Nature Value grassland to those natural grasslands that are not degraded (in good state) and those secondary grasslands that are not intensified (semi-natural) The situation in a variety of countries where grasslands are evolving under the influence of global climate change is also considered. Case studies are presented on Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, India, China, South America, North America and Australia. The concluding chapter examines a set of themes arising from the chapters that make up the bulk of this book. The following provide a focus: recent history of grassland biomes – brief recap of current thinking and recent trends with special reference to dry grasslands in the Palearctic regions; the current status of grasslands and germplasm resources (biodiversity) – an overview; management systems that ensure sustainability; how to recover degraded grasslands; socio-economic issues and considerations in grassland management; the impacts of environmental problems in grasslands such as future climate change and intensification and the problems/prospects facing pastoralists and other grassland-based livestock producers.
530			_aAlso available in print format.
650		0	_aGrasslands.
650		0	_aGrasslands _xManagement.
650		0	_aGrassland conservation.
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBiome distribution. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aCarbon sequestration. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aFodder conservation, Grass-based farming systems, Grass-fed beef. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLivestock forage/fodder. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRangelands. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSoil protection. _2bisacsh
655		0	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aSquires, Victor R., _eeditor.
700	1		_aDengler, Jürgen , _eeditor.
700	1		_aHua, Limin, _eeditor.
700	1		_aFeng, Haiying, _eeditor.
710	2		_aTaylor and Francis.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781498796262
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315156125 _zClick here to view.
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