Competition and Succession in Pastures

Competition and Succession in Pastures
ISBN-10
0851997031
ISBN-13
9780851997032
Category
Science
Pages
322
Language
English
Published
2000-12-01
Publisher
CABI
Authors
P. G. Tow, Alec Lazenby

Description

This book describes how competition between plant species, and succession in plant ecosystems, operate in grasslands and grazed pastures, both natural and sown. It discusses how competition both affects botanical structure, productivity and persistence of pastures and is itself regulated by biological, environmental and management factors, such as grazing animals. The book also examines the ways in which competition and succession are analysed, evaluated and measured, and brings to the agricultural arena the considerable progress made in understanding the principles of competition from theoretical and experimental ecology.

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