Grassland Ecology and Wildlife Management

• Author(s): Eric Duffey, Monks Wood Experimental Station. Lowland Grassland Research Section,
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall [distributed in the U.S.A. by Halsted Press, New York
• Pages: 281
• ISBN_10: 0412122901
  ISBN_13: 9780412122903
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Nature / Natural Resources , Science / Life Sciences / Ecology ,

Description:... Grassland and their history; Classification of grassland communities in Britain; Grassland and scrub as ecological systems; The grassland ecosystem: botanical characteristic and conservation interest; Zoological characteristics and interest of the grassland ecosystem; Ecological characteristics and classification of scrub communities; Some concepts of grassland management; Management and grazing; Management and mowing; The use of fire, fertilizers and herbicides in management; The management of scrub; The recording and measurement of management methods.