Importance and functions of European grasslands.
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci
; 70(1): 5-15, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-16363357
ABSTRACT
The European agricultural policy is not simple and needs to accommodate also social and environmental requirements. Grassland will continue to be an important form of land use in Europe, but with increased diversity in management objectives and systems used. Besides its role as basic nutrient for herbivores and ruminants grasslands have opportunities for adding value by exploiting positive health characteristics in animal products from grassland and through the delivery of environmental benefits. In fact grasslands contribute to a high degree to the struggle against erosion and to the regularizing of water regimes, to the purification of fertilizers and pesticides and to biodiversity. Finally they have aesthetic role and recreational function as far as they provide public access that other agricultural uses do not allow. But even for grassland it is very difficult to create a good frame for its different tasks (1) the provision of forage for livestock, (2) protection and conservation of soil and water resources, (3) furnishing a habitat for wildlife, both flora and fauna and (4) contribution to the attractiveness of the landscape. Nevertheless it is the only crop, able to fulfil so many tasks and to fit so many requirements.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conservação dos Recursos Naturais
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Agricultura
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Meio Ambiente
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Poaceae
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Ração Animal
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica