Grasslands in 'Old World' and 'New World' Mediterranean-climate zones: Past trends, current status and future research priorities

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-35

  Porqueddu, C ^a   Ates, S ^b   Louhaichi, M ^b   Kyriazopoulos, A P ^c   Moreno, G ^d   del Pozo, A ^e   Ovalle, C ^f   Ewing, M A ^g   Nichols, P G H ^g,h  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^f INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^g DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought survival; Ecosystem services; Forage legumes; Grass legume mixtures; Mediterranean grasslands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FORAGE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PERENNIAL PLANT; SUSTAINABILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84955273904     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12212     Document Type: Article

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