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Title Guidelines for native seed production and grassland restoration / edited by Kathrin Kiehl [and others]
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (312 pages)
Contents Table of contents; chapter one; introduction; chapter two; chapter 2.1; chapter 2.2; chapter 2.3; chapter three; chapter 3.1; chapter 3.2; chapter four; chapter 4.1; chapter 4.2; chapter 4.3; chapter 4.4; chapter 4.5; chapter 4.6; chapter 4.7; chapter 4.8; chapter five; chapter 5.1; contributors
Summary World-wide, the degradation and destruction of both natural and traditionally used semi-natural ecosystems is drastically increasing. Unfortunately, commercial seed mixtures, consisting of non-native species and genetically uniform cultivars, are widely used in grassland restoration, often with negative effects on biodiversity. Therefore, native species should be used in the ecological restoration of natural and semi-natural vegetation. This book compiles results from recent studies presented ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters
Notes English
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Subject Grassland ecology.
Restoration ecology.
Grasses -- Seeds.
Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra.
Conservation of wildlife & habitats.
Biodiversity.
NATURE -- Ecology.
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
Grasses -- Seeds
Grassland ecology
Restoration ecology
Form Electronic book
Author Kiehl, Kathrin
Kirmer, Anita
Shaw, Nancy L. (Nancy Lynn), 1947-
Tischew, Sabine.
ISBN 9781443861854
1443861855
9781306891622
1306891620