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Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation
. Ed(S): Redecker, Bernd; Hardtle, Werner; Finck, Peter; Riecken, Uwe; Schroder, Eckhard
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Description for Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation
Hardback. One of the main problems and aims of nature conservation in Europe is to protect semi-open landscapes. This book gives an overview of European projects based on this topic: nature conservation policy and strategies, scientific results and practical experiences creating large-scale grazing systems. Editor(s): Redecker, Bernd; Hardtle, Werner; Finck, Peter; Riecken, Uwe; Schroder, Eckhard. Num Pages: 435 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; RNC; RNF; RNK; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 822.
One of the main problems and aims of nature conservation in Europe is to protect semi-open landscapes. The development during the past decades is characterized by an ongoing intensivation of land use on the one hand, and an increasing number of former meadows and pastures lying fallow caused by changing economic conditions on the other hand. In several countries the estabishment of larger "pasture landscapes" with a mixed character of open grassland combined with shrubs and forests has been recognized as one solution to this problem. The book gives an overview of the European projects concerning to this topic - ... Read more
One of the main problems and aims of nature conservation in Europe is to protect semi-open landscapes. The development during the past decades is characterized by an ongoing intensivation of land use on the one hand, and an increasing number of former meadows and pastures lying fallow caused by changing economic conditions on the other hand. In several countries the estabishment of larger "pasture landscapes" with a mixed character of open grassland combined with shrubs and forests has been recognized as one solution to this problem. The book gives an overview of the European projects concerning to this topic - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
Number of Pages
435
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540429203
SKU
V9783540429203
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Reviews for Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation
“The book is a series of studies on vegetation of pastures, and certainly the field botanist or environmental scientist concerned with these ecosystems or interested in their conservation will find a wealth of rich material. It provides readers with a vivid picture of the environmental, social and political changes that pastoral societies face in different regions. … From an academic ... Read more