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Title Details: | |
Quantitavive assessment of functioning of rangelands |
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Authors: |
Vrachnakis, Michail |
Reviewer: |
Papanastasis, Vasileios |
Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > NATURAL RESOURCES, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > NATURAL RESOURCES > LAND RESOURCES > LAND > RANGELAND MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > FUCTIONAL AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY > ECOLOGY > RANGE COLOGY NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > NATURAL RESOURCES, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > RANGE MANAGEMENT |
Keywords: |
Rangeland Ecology
Rangeland Management Rangeland Improvement Rangeland Plants Livestock Husbandry Pastures |
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Abstract: |
The integrated consideration of a rangeland ecosystem includes, besides the qualitative assessment of the functioning of the ecosystem (link with the previous Unit), the quantification of the parameters that express its functioning. Thus, it is necessary to outline the methodologies, metrics and statistics used for the measurement of land cover, species composition, density, frequency, production and floristic diversity of rangeland plant communities. The quantitative assessment of the grassland functioning provides basic information to the administrator to efficiently design the spatial and temporal organization of grazing on the basis of balanced stocking rate / grazing capacity (link to the next Unit). In combination with the qualitative assessment, it defines directions for improvement to be taken into account in rangeland management.
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Table of Contents: |
Unit 8. Quantitative assessment of functioning of rangelands
8.1. Biotic forms and species estimates 8.2 Method selection – sources of variation 8.3 Sampling 8.4 Vegetation cover 8.5 Species composition 8.6 Vegetation density 8.7 Species frequency 8.8 Plant weight (production) 8.9 Biodiversity Parallel documents Related web sources References Evaluation criteria A. Activities B. Self assessment Annex |
Technical Editors: |
Rapti, Elli |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/1194 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Vrachnakis, M. (2015). Quantitavive assessment of functioning of rangelands [Chapter]. In Vrachnakis, M. 2015. RANGELAND SCIENCE [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/1194 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
RANGELAND SCIENCE |
Number of pages |
25 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |