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Damage to pastures by the Tasmanian native hen, Tribonyx mortierii
CSIRO Wildlife Research, 1968Exclosure trials over 2+ years showed that grazing by native hens and rabbits on an established pasture caused a sharp check to spring growth and a subsequent decline in height. Counts of faeces showed that although grazing by native hens was fairly even throughout the year, a considerable increase in grazing by rabbits coincided, two years running ...
MG Ridpath, KG Meldrum
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The use of native pasture species in the rehabilitation of a limestone quarry
2016In high environmental value areas, the rehabilitation of quarries requires the use of native well-adapted plant material. The use of forage species could perform the dual function of rehabilitation and production, where livestock breeding is a key aspect.
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Water Usage of Certain Native Grasses in Prairie and Pasture
Ecology, 1941A study of water content of soil covered with prairie vegetation and the same soil, a few yards distant, with grazed prairie usually reveals considerable difference in the amount of water at various depths to several feet. 'This was shown by soil sampling from Iowa to Kansas during spring and summer of 1939.
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Establishment of Townsville stylo in native perennial grass pastures
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, 1977In experiments where Townsville stylo (Stylosanthes humilis) was oversown into perennial grass swards dominated by Heteropogon contortus and Bothriochloa bladhii residual stubble reduced the survival of Townsville stylo seedlings. When this stubble was removed, Townsville stylo plants grew to maturity and made up 25 per cent of the dry matter of the ...
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Managing Native Pastures. A Grazier's Guide
Journal of Range Management, 1994David L. Scarnecchia, Ian Partridge
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The Chemical Composition of Forbs in the Native Pastures at Hays, Kansas
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903-), 1947The samples for this study were collected in the summer and fall of 1943 at the time of the greatest apparent use by the cattle. Only those portions of the plant taken by the cattle were analyzed. Samples were also collected of a few plants that were noticeably avoided for the sake of comparison.
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Accelerating the transition from pasture to native forest
There is a growing interest in improving the rate of reforestation for climate change mitigation and preventing biodiversity decline. In New Zealand, a number of reforestation projects are being initiated on ex-farmland hill country. Te Whenua Ora/High Bare Peak (HBP) is a 540 ha ex-farmland area in Banks Peninsula, Canterbury that is now managed for ...openaire +1 more source