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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797006203321

Titolo

Land of sweeping plains : managing and restoring the native temperate grasslands of south-eastern Australia / / edited by Nicholas S. G. Williams, Adrian Marshall and John W. Morgan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clayton, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4863-0083-9

1-4863-0082-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (478 p.)

Disciplina

577.4

Soggetti

Grasslands - Management

Grassland ecology - Australia, Southeastern

Endangered ecosystems - Australia, Southeastern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Glossary; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Humans and grasslands - a social history; 2. The native temperate grasslands of south-eastern Australia; 3. The ecology and dynamics of temperate native grasslands in south-eastern Australia; 4. The wildlife of our grassy landscapes; 5. Planning, documenting and monitoring for grassland management; 6. Understanding the social context of native grasslands; 7. Working together - grassland management in the community; Volcano Dreaming gatefold; 8. Biomass management in native grasslands

9. Weed management in native grasslands10. Integrating grassland conservation into farming practice; 11. Sourcing seed for grassland restoration; 12. The restoration of native grasslands; 13. Designing and planning for native grassland in urban areas; 14. The future of south-eastern Australia's native temperate grasslands; Index