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Forage herbs improve mineral composition of grassland herbage [PDF]

, 2011
Provision of an adequate mineral supply in the diets of ruminants fed mainly on grassland herbage can present a challenge if mineral concentrations are suboptimal for animal nutrition.
Eriksen, Jørgen, Høgh-Jensen, Henning, Pirhofer-Walzl , K., Rasmussen , Jim, Rasmussen, Jesper, Sanderson, M.A., Søegaard, Karen   +6 more
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Drivers of insect herbivory resistance and tolerance to plant damage in the Brachypodium distachyon species complex

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Insect herbivory is a major biotic factor shaping plant populations and driving the evolution of defensive traits. Polyploidy (whole‐genome duplication) often induces substantial phenotypic and genotypic changes that may affect species interactions, including herbivory.
Antonio J. Manzaneda, Luisa M. Martínez, Ana Fernández‐Ocaña, Teresa Salido, Pedro J. Rey   +4 more
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Soil nematode communities in grasslands [PDF]

, 2007
This thesis summarizes the results of five studies investigating the effect of plant species on soil nematode communities in grasslands. Nematodes (roundworms) are ubiquitous members of the soil fauna and have been much used as indicators of soil ...
Viketoft, Maria
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Integrated transcriptome and proteome analyses reveal potential mechanisms in Stipa breviflora underlying adaptation to grazing

Grassland Research
Background Long‐term overgrazing has led to severe degradation of grasslands, posing a significant threat to the sustainable use of grassland resources.
Yanan Liu, Shixian Sun, Yanan Zhang, Miaomiao Song, Yunyun Tian, Peter J. Lockhart, Xin Zhang, Ying Xu, Zhenhua Dang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grassland plant diversity in relation to historical and current land use [PDF]

, 2007
About 150 years ago agriculture was drastically reformed and around 90% of the formerly vastly distributed semi-natural grasslands, i.e. unfertilised and uncultivated grasslands, have since then disappeared.
Gustavsson, Eva
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A set of ecosystem service indicators for European grasslands based on botanical surveys

Grassland Research
Background Grasslands provide a wide range of ecosystem services (ESs). However, there is currently no method for easily diagnosing the level of ESs produced.
Simon Taugourdeau, Frédérique Louault, Alice Michelot‐Antalik, Samir Messad, François Munoz, Denis Bastianelli, Pascal Carrère, Sylvain Plantureux   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age‐related changes in root dynamics of a novel perennial grain crop

Grassland Research
Background Standing root biomass stocks are larger in the perennial grain intermediate wheatgrass (IWG; Thinopyrum intermedium [Host] Barkworth and Dewey) than annual spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
Stella Woeltjen, Jessica Gutknecht, Jacob Jungers   +2 more
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Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
wiley   +1 more source

Intake and diet preference of dairy heifers grazing mixed or alternating rows of birdsfoot trefoil and cool‐season grasses

Grassland Research
Background Mixtures with birdsfoot trefoil (BFT) increase herbage intake in grazing cattle. We hypothesized that BFT spatially separated from grasses would increase preferential grazing of BFT and herbage intake compared to grass and BFT in mixed rows ...
Michael D. Peel, Blair L. Waldron, Jacob T. Briscoe, Marcus F. Rose, S. Clay Isom, Kara J. Thornton, Jacob A. Hadfield, Kerry A. Rood, J. Earl Creech   +8 more
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Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto, João Felipe Leal Kaiuca, Adriana Itatí Olivares, William Corrêa Tavares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source