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Towards sustainable grassland and livestock management

2007-12-01

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Grasslands are one of the world's major ecosystems groups and over the last century their use has changed from being volunteer leys, or a resource on non-arable land, to a productive resource equal to any crop and managed as such. Many grasslands are now being acknowledged as having a multifunctional role in producing food and rehabilitating crop lands, in environmental management and cultural heritage. However, g...

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Literature Corpus work: 3f108316-209e-5b92-aa5e-e1f88c91b1c2
DOI: 10.1017/s0021859607007253

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