Grassland Productivity And Ecosystem Services

Description: Grassland ecosystems are deeply affected by human activities and need appropriate management to optimise trade-offs between ecosystem functions and services. Until now they have mainly been analysed as agro-ecosystems for animal production but this book looks beyond the role of grassland as a feeding ground, and evaluates other important processes such as carbon sequestration in soils, greenhouse gas regulation and biodiversity protection. This authoritative volume expertly highlights the need for an immediate balance between agriculture and ecological management for sustainability in the future. It is suitable for researchers and students in ecology and agriculture.



Contents: Section 1: Productivity and use of grassland resource; Section 2: Grasslands as regulating biogeochemical cycles and environmental fluxes to hydrosphere and atmosphere; Section 3: Grasslands as regulating biodiversity dynamics; Section 4: Grasslands as component of sustainable farming; Section 5: Grasslands as components of landscape ecology and agricultural systems at regional level.