Characterization, Diversity, and Management Challenges of Grassland Species
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2022) | Viewed by 2577
Special Issue Editors
Interests: alpine ecology; agronomy; animal production; biodiversity conservation; forage quality; grass-fed products; Grassland ecology; grassland restoration; pasture management
Interests: alpine ecology; agronomy; animal production; biodiversity conservation; forage quality; grass-fed products; Grassland ecology; grassland restoration; pasture management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Grasslands represent a benefit for agro-ecosystems that Europe is committed to the preservation, protection, and promotion due to their economic, social, cultural, landscape, and environmental roles. These goals can be achieved only through the active and sustainable management of such resources, based on an accurate and careful analysis of grassland-based farming systems, especially the complex and diverse vegetation that characterises grassland environments. Therefore, the interaction among grassland species and human activities warrants in depth study, especially in the context of the current extreme situations of agriculture abandonment and intensification, both affecting grassland environments.
This Special Issue focuses on the role that management could play in preserving and enhancing grassland species richness and in the importance of such species within agricultural production systems. For this reason, we welcome high-quality interdisciplinary studies from various research fields, including agriculture, agro-environmental policies, applied botany, environmental sciences, genetics, grassland restoration and improvement, innovation technologies, landscaping, and soil–plant interactions. Original research articles and reviews are accepted.
Dr. Simone Ravetto Enri
Dr. Marco Pittarello
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biodiversity
- forage
- grass-fed products
- grassland ecology
- grazing
- meadows
- mowing
- pastures
