Impacts of extensive grazing and abandonment on grassland soils and productivity

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 476-482

  Marriott, C A ^a   Fisher, J M ^a   Hood, K ^a   Pakeman, R J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Extensification; Grassland; Grazing; Soil carbon; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; GRASSLAND SOIL; GRAZING PRESSURE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PASTURE; PH; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 78650756632     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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