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1 online resource (427 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Scope and Purpose; PART 1: Context and Setting; 1: Brief History of Grassland Utilization and Its Significance to Humans; PART 2: Grasslands of the Palaearctic Region; 2: Palaearctic Grasslands in Transition: Overarching Patterns and Future Prospects; 3: Grasslands of Western and Northern Europe-Between Intensification and Abandonment; 4: Grasslands, their Threats and Management in Eastern Europe; 5: Grasslands of the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East and their Management |
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6: Land Use of Natural and Secondary Grasslands in Russia7: Grasslands of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia: Ecology, Conservation and Use of a Vast and Globally Important Area; 8: Grasslands of China and Mongolia: Spatial Extent, Land Use and Conservation; 9: Grassland Biodiversity in Japan: Threats, Management and Conservation; PART 3: Grasslands of Other Biogeographic Regions: Problems and Prospects; 10: Rangelands/Grasslands of India: Current Status and Future Prospects; 11: North American Grasslands and Biogeographic Regions; 12: Southern African Grassland in an Era of Global Change |
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13: Grasslands of Eastern Africa: Problems and Prospects14: Grasslands in South America: Nature and Extent in Relation to Provision of Ecosystem Services; 15: Grasslands in Australia: An Overview of Current Status and Future Prospects; PART 4: Concluding Remarks and Summing Up; 16: Climatic Change on Grassland Regions and Its Impact on Grassland-based Livelihoods in China; 17: Future Prospects of Grasslands and Ranching on the North American Scene; 18: What Future for the World's Grasslands Under Global (not only Climate) Change?; Index; Editors |
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Subject |
Grassland conservation.
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Grasslands.
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Grasslands -- Management.
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Prairie conservation.
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Meadows.
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Prairies.
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Prairies -- Management.
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grasslands.
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prairies.
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meadows.
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Grassland conservation.
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Grasslands.
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Grasslands -- Management.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Feng, Haiying
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Hua, Limin
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ISBN |
9781498796279 |
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1498796273 |
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