Optimisation of nutrient cycling and soil quality for sustainable grasslands: proceedings of a satellite workshop of the XXth International Grassland Congress, July 2005, Oxford, England

This book brings together two aspects of grassland soil management which, by and large, have hitherto been considered separately. Issues related to nutrient cycling and soil quality have dominated research directed towards aiding broad and local scale policy issues for improving land use. Protecting...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wageningen Wageningen Academic Publishers 2005
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Summary:This book brings together two aspects of grassland soil management which, by and large, have hitherto been considered separately. Issues related to nutrient cycling and soil quality have dominated research directed towards aiding broad and local scale policy issues for improving land use. Protecting the environment and maintaining/preserving natural habitats and biodiversity, tend to be considered separately. In this book we attempt to bring what are, in reality, inseparable aspects of grassland soil characteristics together and consider physical, chemical and biological components of soils, their interrelations and the way that they influence nutrient transformations and flows and soil quality. Keynote discussions will be lead by the following experts: Physical constraints and drivers: Professor Iain Young, Abertay University, Scotland Biological aspects: Professor Tim Seastedt, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA Chemical a
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Foreword; Table of contents; Keynote presentations; Soil biology and the emergence of adventive grassland ecosystems; Chemical components and effects on soil quality in temperate grazed pasture systems; Physical constraints in grassland ecosystems; Integrating below-ground ecology into sustainable grassland management; Section 1 Soil biology and nutrient turnover; Section 2 Chemical controls over soil quality and nutrient turnover; Section 3 Physical constraints to soil formation; Keyword index; Author index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (116 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789086865567
9086865569
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-556-7

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