Search Results - "grasslands"

Biologisk mångfald i infrastrukturen : en litteraturstudie by Söderberg, Maria

How a mega-grazer copes with the dry season: Food and nutrient intake rates by white rhinoceros in the wild by Shrader, A.M., Owen-Smith, N., Ogutu, J.

“…During this time white rhinos foraged mainly in high-quality short and woodland grasslands. Late in the dry season they also used flushes of green grass in previously burnt Themeda grasslands. 3. …”
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Flujos de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) en praderas de dos sistemas para la producción de leche bovina y un bosque secundario bajo condiciones de Bs-T by Rivera Herrera, J.E., Molina Durán, C.H., Molina Echeverry, J.J., Molina Durán, E.J., Chará, J., Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio, Barahona Rosales, Rolando

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Botanical name changes – nuisance or a quest for precision? by Cook, Bruce G., Schultze-Kraft, Rainer

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Dry season growth performance of tropical pasture legumes in subhumid Nigeria by Peters, M., Tarawali, Shirley A., Alkamper, J.

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Diversidad de herbáceas y coleópteros en sistemas silvopastoriles de Tierra del Fuego by Lencinas, María Vanessa, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José, Peri, Pablo Luis, Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde, Ivancich, Horacio Simón, Cellini, Juan Manuel, Barrera, Marcelo Daniel

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Arachis pintoi in the humid tropics of Colombia: A forage legume success story by Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo, Peters, Michael, Holmann, Federico J.

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Synopsis, Economics of land degradation and improvement: A global assessment for sustainable development by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Mirzabaev, Alisher, von Braun, Joachim

“…Six major biomes that accounted for about 86 percent of global land area in 2001 are covered, including forest, shrub lands, grasslands, cropland, barren land, and woodlands. Thirty-three percent of grasslands, 25 percent of croplands, and 23 percent of forests experienced degradation over the last three decades.…”
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Morphological and agronomic characterisation of a collection of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and P. purpureum × P. glaucum by Wouw, M. van de, Hanson, Jean, Luethi, S.

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Grasses and the greenhouse effect by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The vital role played by grasslands in either combating or adding to the greenhouse-effect, has been shown in a study conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). …”
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Forage demand and adoption by smallholder livestock keepers workshop held at the International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 18-20, 2001 by Hanson, Jean

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Protein not limiting factor in ruminant growth by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A new study carried out in Tanzania has concluded that energy intake is the major limiting factor in the growth of ruminants on semi-arid grasslands in that country, and that, contrary to longheld belief, protein supplements alone are not effective...…”
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Adaptive responses of Brachiaria grasses to hypoxia stress by Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés, Jiménez, J., Ricón, J., Rao, Idupulapati M.

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Feeds and Forages Flagship of the Livestock CRP: Colombia by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Productivity of some browse plants on acid soils of southeastern Nigeria by Cobbina, J., Atta-Krah, A.N., Meregini, A.D., Duguma, B.

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The residual effect of stylosanthes fodder banks on maize yield at several locations in Nigeria by Tarawali, G.

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Effects of land-use and tsetse fly control on bird species richness in southwestern Ethiopia by Wilson, C.J., Reid, Robin S., Stanton, N.L., Perry, Brian D.

“…-transmitted trypanosomiasis in the Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia, appears to have accelerated conversion of wooded grassland into cropland. Land conversion, in turn, may have fragmented wildlife habitat. …”
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Effects of livestock grazing on soil nitrogen mineralization on Hulunber meadow steppe, China by Yan, R., Yang, G., Chen, B., Yan, Y., Xin, X., Li, L., Zhu, X.

“…Soil nitrogen (N) cycling is an important factor in terrestrial ecosystems, including grasslands. Understanding the effects of grazing on nitrogen cycling in grassland ecosystems is critical for better management and for improving knowledge of the mechanisms underlying grassland degradation and can provide basic information for sustainable development in grassland ecosystems. …”
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Characterization of a collection of perennial Panicum species by Wouw, M. van de, Jorge, M.A.B., Bierwirth, J., Hanson, Jean

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Seasonal herbage and animal production from three Cynodon species by Larbi, Asamoah, Mislevy, P., Brown, W.F., Adjei, M.B.

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