UID:
almafu_9958119618502883
Format:
1 online resource (230 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-21153-9
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9786610211531
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0-309-58433-7
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0-585-08519-6
Note:
"S-525"--T.p. verso.
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Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- PART I OVERVIEW -- 1 The Grazinglands of Northern China: Ecology, Society, and Land Use -- THE NORTHEAST -- INNER MONGOLIA -- GANSU AND QINGHAI -- XINJIANG -- POLICY AND LAND USE IN NORTHERN CHINA -- HUMAN IMPACT ON THE GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Part II Chinese Literature on Grassland Studies -- 2 Northern China -- GEOLOGY -- CLIMATE -- VEGETATION -- PROBLEMS OF THE NORTHERN CHINA GRASSLANDS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTION AND USE OF NORTH CHINA RANGELANDS -- REFERENCES -- 3 The Northeast -- INTRODUCTION: THE FOREST STEPPE -- CLIMATE -- HUMAN SETTLEMENT -- SOIL CONDITIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY -- GRAZING PRACTICES -- DESERTIFICATION CONTROL -- RESEARCH NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 4 Xilingele -- THE XILINGELE GRASSLAND -- HUMAN IMPACT -- HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH -- GRASSLAND RESEARCH -- CURRENT PROBLEMS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES -- REFERENCES -- 5 Central Inner Mongolia -- SURVEYS OF GRASSLAND RESOURCES -- HERBAGE RESOURCES AND FORAGE GRASS BREEDING -- CULTIVATION OF FORAGE GRASSES AND HERBAGE CROPS -- GRASSLAND PRODUCTION AND RANGE MANAGEMENT -- Grassland Protection -- Grassland Machinery -- Grassland Farming Systems -- DYNAMICS AND ECOLOGICAL STABILITY OF GRASSLAND COMMUNITY -- REFERENCES -- 6 Gansu and Qinghai -- SURVEYS, STANDARDS, AND CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES -- GRASSLAND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM -- RECLAMATION OF SALINIZED LANDS -- PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT CYCLING -- PESTS AND PATHOLOGY -- MODELING -- FORAGE AND FEED -- NEW APPROACHES -- REFERENCES -- 7 Xinjiang -- VEGETATION AND CLIMATE -- GRASSLAND TYPES AND UTILIZATION -- LIMITING FACTORS -- ELEMENTS OF DISEQUILIBRIUM -- PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND USE -- REFERENCES -- 8 Social Sciences.
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STUDIES UNDERTAKEN BEFORE 1980 -- STUDIES UNDERTAKEN SINCE 1980 -- RESEARCH ON GRASSLAND AREAS BY THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY, PEKING UNIVERSITY -- GRASSLAND AND LIVESTOCK ECONOMICS -- OTHER SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF GRASSLANDS -- REFERENCES -- 1. Pre-1980 Publications -- 2. Series on Minority Studies Published in the 1980s -- 3. Publications Since 1980 -- 4. Publications of the Institute of Sociology, Peking University -- 5. Articles from Nongye jingji [Agricultural Economy] -- 1987 Collection -- 1988 Collection -- 6. Official Statistical and Serial Publications -- 7. English-Language Publications -- PART III Chinese Institutions for Grassland Studies -- 9 Beijing -- INSTITUTE OF BOTANY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- BUREAU OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- COMMISSION FOR INTEGRATED SURVEY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, GRASSLAND DIVISION -- INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- REFERENCE -- 10 The Northeast -- NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE -- SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- WULANAODU GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION -- 11 Inner Mongolia -- THE GRASSLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- INNER MONGOLIA INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DEPARTMENT OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE -- NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE, INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY -- INNER MONGOLIA GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION, ACADEMIA SINICA -- 12 Gansu and Qinghai -- GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE -- LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF DESERT RESEARCH, ACADEMIA SINICA -- GANSU GRASSLAND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
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LANZHOU UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY -- NORTHWEST PLATEAU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, ACADEMIA SINICA -- HAIBEI ALPINE MEADOW ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION -- REFERENCES -- 13 Xinjiang -- XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, PEDOLOGY, AND PSAMMOLOGY -- FUKANG DESERT ECOSYSTEM OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT STATION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- XINJIANG AUGUST 1ST AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE -- Part IV Summary and Analysis -- 14 Key Issues in Grassland Studies -- THE PASTORAL FRONTIER -- ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTIONS -- SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF GRASSLAND STUDIES -- DESERTIFICATION AND DEGRADATION -- MANAGEMENT OF COMMON POOL RESOURCES -- RATIONAL RANGELAND MANAGEMENT -- CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE -- THE ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF SCIENCE -- REFERENCES -- Index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-309-04684-X
Language:
English
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