Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in North-West China /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Squires, Victor. (Editor ), Hua, Limin. (Editor ), Zhang, Degang. (Editor ), Li, Guolin. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rangeland Systems and People Under Pressure
  • North-West China’s Rangelands and Peoples: Facts, Figures, Challenges and Responses
  • Livestock Husbandry Development and Agro-Pastoral Integration in Gansu and Xinjiang
  • Combating Rangeland Degradation
  • Exploring the Options in North-West China’s Pastoral Lands
  • Ecological Control of Rangeland Degradation: Livestock Management
  • Ecological Restoration and Control of Rangeland Degradation: Rangeland Management Interventions
  • Achieving the Global Objectives
  • Biodiversity of Plants and Animals in Mountain Ecosystems
  • Carbon Sequestration and the Implications for Rangeland Management
  • Protecting Local Breeds of Livestock in NW China
  • Improving the Profitability and Sustainability of Herding and Farming in the Pastoral Areas of North-West China
  • Agro-Pastoral Integration in NW China: A New Paradigm?
  • Improved Animal Husbandry Practices as a Basis for Profitability
  • Herders’ Income and Expenditure: Perceptions and Expectations
  • Land Tenure: Problems, Prospects and Reform
  • The Way Forward
  • Environmental Education: A Tool for Changing the Mind-Set
  • Redesigning Livestock Systems to Improve Household Income and Reduce Stocking Rates in China’s Western Grasslands
  • Towards Ecological Restoration and Management in China’s Northwest Pastoral Lands.