TY - BOOK

T1 - Pasture landscapes and nature conservation

A2 - Redecker, Bernd

A2 - Finck, Peter

A2 - Härdtle, Werner

A2 - Riecken, Uwe

A2 - Schröder, Eckhard

N1 - Conference code: 1

PY - 2002

Y1 - 2002

N2 - Numerous European landscapes and habitats - both natural and cultural - developed and persisted through the activities of large herbivores. In many cases these landscapes were characterized originally by a high level of biodiversity and are therefore of extraordinary importance from a nature conservation perspective. However, due to the ongoing intensification and industrialization of agricultural land use during the past decades, species and habitats - especially those of open and semi-open areas - have become increasingly endangered. Furthermore, the remaining more extensively used sites are at risk of abandonment. In several European countries the establishment and preservation of "pasture landscapes" with a mixed character of open grassland, shrubs and forests has been recognized as a suitable strategy, offering solutions for both nature conservation and traditional farming systems. In response to the need to exchange ideas and experiences on a European level, the University of Lüneburg and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation organized the 1st International Workshop on Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation in March 2001. The resulting proceedings provide an overview of the importance of existing pastoral systems, nature conservation policies and strategies and present the results of scientific research and practical experience with large-scale grazing systems.

AB - Numerous European landscapes and habitats - both natural and cultural - developed and persisted through the activities of large herbivores. In many cases these landscapes were characterized originally by a high level of biodiversity and are therefore of extraordinary importance from a nature conservation perspective. However, due to the ongoing intensification and industrialization of agricultural land use during the past decades, species and habitats - especially those of open and semi-open areas - have become increasingly endangered. Furthermore, the remaining more extensively used sites are at risk of abandonment. In several European countries the establishment and preservation of "pasture landscapes" with a mixed character of open grassland, shrubs and forests has been recognized as a suitable strategy, offering solutions for both nature conservation and traditional farming systems. In response to the need to exchange ideas and experiences on a European level, the University of Lüneburg and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation organized the 1st International Workshop on Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation in March 2001. The resulting proceedings provide an overview of the importance of existing pastoral systems, nature conservation policies and strategies and present the results of scientific research and practical experience with large-scale grazing systems.

KW - Biology

KW - The commons

KW - Wood pasture

KW - biodiversity

KW - development

KW - ecosystem

KW - ecotoxicology

KW - geography

KW - grazing management

KW - landscape ecology

KW - pasture farming

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/50a0eda8-5ad8-3fee-a398-20e36394953b/

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-55953-2

DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-55953-2

M3 - Conference proceedings

SN - 978-3-642-62747-7

SN - 3-540-42920-4

SN - 978-3-540-42920-3

BT - Pasture landscapes and nature conservation

PB - Springer

CY - Berlin

T2 - 1st International Workshop on "Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation" - 2001

Y2 - 26 March 2001 through 1 April 2001

ER -