Grassland Productivity and Ecosystem ServicesGilles Lemaire Grassland ecosystems are deeply affected by human activities and need appropriate management to optimise trade-offs between ecosystem functions and services. Until now they have mainly been analysed as agro-ecosystems for animal production but this book looks beyond the role of grassland as a feeding ground, and evaluates other important processes such as carbon sequestration in soils, greenhouse gas regulation and biodiversity protection. This authoritative volume expertly highlights the need for an immediate balance between agriculture and ecological management for sustainability in the futu. |
Contents
Nutritional Constraints for Grazing Animals and the Importance of | 19 |
Variability Heterogeneity Diversity and Productivity in Grazing Systems | 37 |
Livestock Production Styles and Managing Grassland Ecosystems | 53 |
the Adaptive Cycle Theory | 73 |
Managing Mineral N Leaching in Grassland Systems | 83 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from European Grasslands and Mitigation Options | 92 |
Role and Impacts of Legumes in Grasslands for High Productivity and N Gain | 101 |
Efficiency of Phosphorus Cycling in Different Grassland Systems | 108 |
Soil Fauna Diversity and Ecosystem Functions in Grasslands | 166 |
Grasslands as Components of Sustainable Farming Systems | 177 |
Management of Grazing Systems in New Zealand and Environmental Impacts | 188 |
Rangeland Management for Sustainable Conservation of Natural Resources | 198 |
Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating NorthAmerican Crop | 208 |
Integration of Grasslands within Crop Systems in South America | 219 |
Grasslands as Components of Landscape Ecology and Agricultural | 227 |
Topical Issues | 239 |
Grasslands as Regulating Biodiversity Dynamics | 121 |
Interactions Between Grassland Management and Species Diversity | 129 |
a Traitbased | 138 |
Exploiting Genotypic and Phenotypic Plant Diversity in Grasslands | 148 |
Soil Microbial Diversity in Grasslands and its Importance for Grassland | 158 |
The Role of Grassland Areas within Arable Cropping Systems for | 251 |
Interactions between Cereal Cropping Systems and Pastoral Areas as the Basis | 261 |
A Way for Developing an Integrated System at the Landscape Level in Tropical | 271 |
Index | 281 |
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