Rangelands: A Resource under Siege: Proceedings of the Second Inter Rangeland Congress
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Book
ISBN 10
0521309360
ISBN 13
9780521309363
Category
Books
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Publication Year
1986
Publisher
Pages
656
Subject
Rangelands, Range ecosystems, Grazing systems, animal production, conservation, arid regions, semi-arid regions
Description
This volume comprises the proceedings of the Second International Rangelands Congress held in Adelaide, Australia in May 1984, and includes some 350 contributions drawn from 43 different countries. The Congress addressed the problem of the conflict between land-users and the degradation of this valuable resource. Some 40% of the Earth's land surface is and or alpine and therefore unsuitable for agricultural cultivation. Collectively, these lands are known as rangelands and in their natural state they constitute a habitat for grazing animals, both domestic and wild. Despite their low productivity, rangelands have been used for thousands of years as a source of food and fibre, but other uses such as mining, tourism, recreation and conservation are exerting increasing demands. The result is often conflict between land-users and degradation of the resource. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
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