06778nam 2200733 a 450 991082565300332120200520144314.01-280-21153-997866102115310-309-58433-70-585-08519-6(CKB)110986584753378(OCoLC)614680257(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055076(SSID)ssj0000165143(PQKBManifestationID)11160934(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165143(PQKBWorkID)10141355(PQKB)11785341(MiAaPQ)EBC3376082(Au-PeEL)EBL3376082(CaPaEBR)ebr10055076(CaONFJC)MIL21153(OCoLC)923261007(EXLCZ)9911098658475337819920210d1992 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGrasslands and grassland sciences in northern China a report of the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19921 online resource (230 pages) illustrations, maps"S-525"--T.p. verso.0-309-04684-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- PART I OVERVIEW -- 1 The Grazinglands of Northern China: Ecology, Society, and Land Use -- THE NORTHEAST -- INNER MONGOLIA -- GANSU AND QINGHAI -- XINJIANG -- POLICY AND LAND USE IN NORTHERN CHINA -- HUMAN IMPACT ON THE GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Part II Chinese Literature on Grassland Studies -- 2 Northern China -- GEOLOGY -- CLIMATE -- VEGETATION -- PROBLEMS OF THE NORTHERN CHINA GRASSLANDS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTION AND USE OF NORTH CHINA RANGELANDS -- REFERENCES -- 3 The Northeast -- INTRODUCTION: THE FOREST STEPPE -- CLIMATE -- HUMAN SETTLEMENT -- SOIL CONDITIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY -- GRAZING PRACTICES -- DESERTIFICATION CONTROL -- RESEARCH NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 4 Xilingele -- THE XILINGELE GRASSLAND -- HUMAN IMPACT -- HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH -- GRASSLAND RESEARCH -- CURRENT PROBLEMS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES -- REFERENCES -- 5 Central Inner Mongolia -- SURVEYS OF GRASSLAND RESOURCES -- HERBAGE RESOURCES AND FORAGE GRASS BREEDING -- CULTIVATION OF FORAGE GRASSES AND HERBAGE CROPS -- GRASSLAND PRODUCTION AND RANGE MANAGEMENT -- Grassland Protection -- Grassland Machinery -- Grassland Farming Systems -- DYNAMICS AND ECOLOGICAL STABILITY OF GRASSLAND COMMUNITY -- REFERENCES -- 6 Gansu and Qinghai -- SURVEYS, STANDARDS, AND CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES -- GRASSLAND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM -- RECLAMATION OF SALINIZED LANDS -- PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT CYCLING -- PESTS AND PATHOLOGY -- MODELING -- FORAGE AND FEED -- NEW APPROACHES -- REFERENCES -- 7 Xinjiang -- VEGETATION AND CLIMATE -- GRASSLAND TYPES AND UTILIZATION -- LIMITING FACTORS -- ELEMENTS OF DISEQUILIBRIUM -- PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND USE -- REFERENCES -- 8 Social Sciences.STUDIES UNDERTAKEN BEFORE 1980 -- STUDIES UNDERTAKEN SINCE 1980 -- RESEARCH ON GRASSLAND AREAS BY THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY, PEKING UNIVERSITY -- GRASSLAND AND LIVESTOCK ECONOMICS -- OTHER SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF GRASSLANDS -- REFERENCES -- 1. Pre-1980 Publications -- 2. Series on Minority Studies Published in the 1980s -- 3. Publications Since 1980 -- 4. Publications of the Institute of Sociology, Peking University -- 5. Articles from Nongye jingji [Agricultural Economy] -- 1987 Collection -- 1988 Collection -- 6. Official Statistical and Serial Publications -- 7. English-Language Publications -- PART III Chinese Institutions for Grassland Studies -- 9 Beijing -- INSTITUTE OF BOTANY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- BUREAU OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- COMMISSION FOR INTEGRATED SURVEY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, GRASSLAND DIVISION -- INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- REFERENCE -- 10 The Northeast -- NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE -- SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- WULANAODU GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION -- 11 Inner Mongolia -- THE GRASSLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- INNER MONGOLIA INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DEPARTMENT OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE -- NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE, INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY -- INNER MONGOLIA GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION, ACADEMIA SINICA -- 12 Gansu and Qinghai -- GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE -- LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF DESERT RESEARCH, ACADEMIA SINICA -- GANSU GRASSLAND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.LANZHOU UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY -- NORTHWEST PLATEAU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, ACADEMIA SINICA -- HAIBEI ALPINE MEADOW ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION -- REFERENCES -- 13 Xinjiang -- XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, PEDOLOGY, AND PSAMMOLOGY -- FUKANG DESERT ECOSYSTEM OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT STATION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- XINJIANG AUGUST 1ST AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE -- Part IV Summary and Analysis -- 14 Key Issues in Grassland Studies -- THE PASTORAL FRONTIER -- ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTIONS -- SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF GRASSLAND STUDIES -- DESERTIFICATION AND DEGRADATION -- MANAGEMENT OF COMMON POOL RESOURCES -- RATIONAL RANGELAND MANAGEMENT -- CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE -- THE ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF SCIENCE -- REFERENCES -- Index.RangelandsChinaGrasslandsChinaRange managementChinaRange ecologyChinaGrassland ecologyChinaRangelandsResearchChinaGrasslandsResearchChinaRangelandsGrasslandsRange managementRange ecologyGrassland ecologyRangelandsResearchGrasslandsResearch333.74/0951/1Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825653003321Grasslands and grassland sciences in northern China3913117UNINA