3. Grasslands

  1. Stephen Burchett,
  2. Sarah Burchett

Published Online: 30 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9780470670095.ch3

Book Title

Introduction to Wildlife Conservation in Farming

Introduction to Wildlife Conservation in Farming

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How to Cite

Burchett, S. and Burchett, S. (2010) Grasslands, in Introduction to Wildlife Conservation in Farming, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470670095.ch3

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 NOV 2010
  2. Published Print: 17 DEC 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470699355

Online ISBN: 9780470670095

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Keywords:

  • grasslands, covering geographical areas - from Eurasian steppes to African savannas, and North American prairies to South American pampas;
  • cultivated grassland - domestic stock grazing;
  • native grasslands - grasslands of the United States and grasslands of the British Isles;
  • grassland ecosystems - around the world;
  • grazing, positive force on the move - increasing biodiversity on farmland;
  • grass seed mixes;
  • breed genetics, The White Park - a genetically distinct breed, free from deleterious genes found in other British breeds;
  • American continental landscape - by diverse grassland habitats, Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentate), across parts of western United States;
  • switchgrass, two categories - the lowland types and the upland types;
  • grasslands, loosely divided - into tropical and temperate grasslands

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Cultivated grasslands for grazing domestic stock

  • Breed selection

  • Making more of native grasslands

  • Grassland ecosystems around the world

  • Temperate grasslands

  • References

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