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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446315403321

Titolo

Environmental impacts of pasture-based farming [[electronic resource] /] / edited by: R.W. McDowell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2009

ISBN

1-281-90507-0

9786611905071

1-84593-434-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McDowellRichard W

Disciplina

636.08/45

Soggetti

Pastures - Environmental aspects

Grazing - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; 1 Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 2 Impacts of Pastoral Grazing on Soil Quality; 3 Land-Water Interactions: Impacts on the Aquatic Environment; 4 Socio-economic Issues in Pasture-based Farming; Part II; 5 Impact of Livestock Grazing on Extensively Managed Grazing Lands; 6 Environmental Effects of Sheep Farming; 7 Pressures on Beef Grazing in Mixed Production Farming; 8 The Environmental Impacts of Non-irrigated, Pasture-based Dairy Farming; 9 Impacts of Irrigated Dairying on the Environment

10 The Impact of Hybrid Dairy Systems on Air, Soil and Water Quality: Focus on Nitrogen and Phosphorus CyclingIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the different types of grassland farming and their impact on the environment, this book addresses issues facing environmental quality, namely soil, water and air quality and socioeconomic impacts. It also offers a commentary on how the different pastoral sectors influence environmental issues.