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Botanical aspects of conservation management of chalk grasslands
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The biological interest of chalk grassland is discussed under three headings: the richness of the flora and fauna, the presence of more than 60 species of plants in England alone which are restricted to the chalk or other calcareous grasslands, and the concept that chalk grasslands is a well-defined ecosystem as mentioned in this paper.About:
This article is published in Biological Conservation.The article was published on 1969-10-01. It has received 50 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Calcareous grassland & Conservation grazing.read more
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Disturbance, Diversity, and Invasion: Implications for Conservation
TL;DR: The natural disturbance regime is now unlikely to persist within conser- vation area since fragmentation and human intervention have usually modified physical and biotic conditionx Active management decisions must now be made on what distur- bance regime is require and this requires decisions on what species are to be encouraged or discouraged.
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Restoration and Rehabilitation of Species-Rich Grassland Ecosystems in France: a Review
TL;DR: A general model of restoration and rehabilitation of species-rich grasslands in France depends on the maintenance in the surrounding areas of protected seed source reservoirs and on the persistence of a diversified landscape pattern permitting connectivity between these seed sources and the restoration or rehabilitation sites.
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The Effect of Trampling on a Chalk Grassland Ecosystem
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After preservation: Philisophical and practical problems of change☆
TL;DR: Dealing with ecological change requires statement of preservation goals, priorities, and clear policy on key issues; in addition, resource inventory, monitoring, and management-oriented research are required.
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The soils of Europe
TL;DR: This paper published a 318 paginas, publicado en Londres by the editorial Thomas Murby and Co. con el patrocinio del C.I.C.S. (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) en 1953.
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Differences between the invertebrate faunas of grazed and ungrazed chalk grassland, I. Responses of some phytophagous insects to cessation of grazing
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