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Grasslands are crucial for the conservation of biodiversity across the world. Current agricultural practices have increasingly replaced grasslands by crops or managed them more intensively, resulting in a dramatic reduction of biodiversity. Is it possible to reconcile profitable grassland production with conservation of biodiversity? This chapter reviews research on the relationship between biodiversity and the quantity and quality of biomass produced by grasslands. The chapter shows it is possible to manage grasslands to reconcile production and biodiversity of grasslands.
Price: £25.00
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
21 September 2020
ISBN: 9781786768483
Format: eBook
BISACs:
1 Introduction 2 Analyzing the relationship between biodiversity and productivity in grasslands 3 Biodiversity factors affecting grassland productivity 4 Biodiversity factors affecting grassland productivity over time 5 Biodiversity factors affecting the quality of forage and animal products 6 Grassland biodiversity and ecosystem services 7 Assessing the economic value of species-rich grasslands 8 Management of grasslands for both biodiversity and production 9 Case study: flowering meadows competition 10 Summary and future trends 11 References