Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 412 pages)
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Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9781315156125
Content:
Part 1: context and setting. Brief history of grassland utilization and its significance to humans -- Part 2: Grasslands of the Palaearctic region. Palaearctic grasslands in transition: overarching patterns and future prospects -- Grasslands of western and northern Europe: between intensification and abandonment -- Grasslands, their threats and management in eastern Europe -- Grasslands of the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East and their management -- Land use of natural and secondary grasslands in Russia -- Grasslands of Kazakhstan and middle Asia: ecology, conservation and use of a vast and globally important area -- Grasslands of China and Mongolia: spatial extent, land use and conservation -- Grassland biodiversity in Japan: threats, management and conservation -- Part 3: Grasslands of other biogeographic regions: problems and prospects. Rangelands/grasslands of India: current status and future prospects -- North American grasslands and biogeographic regions -- Southern African grassland in an era of global change -- Grasslands of eastern Africa: problems and prospects -- Grasslands in South America: nature and extent in relation to provision of ecosystem services -- Grasslands in Australia: an overview of current status and future prospects -- Part 4: Concluding remarks and summing up. Climatic change on grassland regions and its impact on grassland-based livelihoods in China -- Future prospects of grasslands and ranching on the North American scene -- What future for the world's grasslands under global (not only climate) change?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781498796262
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Grasslands of the world Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2018 ISBN 1498796265
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781498796262
Language:
English
Keywords:
Grünland
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Grünlandnutzung
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1201/9781315156125
URL:
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Author information:
Dengler, Jürgen 1967-
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