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Grasslands support essential food and fibre production, biodiversity, and water function and other ecosystem services. Planted or native grasslands are typically located on drier, steeper or less fertile areas of any region. This chapter discusses water requirements of temperate pastures, monitoring and modelling grassland vegetation and water use, drought monitoring, and water resources management in grasslands.
Price: $32.50
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
26 July 2018
ISBN: 9781838796945
Format: eBook
BISACs:
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture
1 Introduction 2 Water requirements of temperate pastures 3 Factors affecting soil health 4 Monitoring and modelling grassland vegetation and water use 5 Impact of drought on grasslands 6 Drought monitoring methods 7 Global climate change impacts on grasslands 8 Water resources management in grasslands 9 Future trends and where to find further information 10 References