Grassland Ecological Engineering Technology

Author: Li Jianlong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is one of the "Ecological Engineering Technology Series." It was compiled to meet the need for providing practical theories and technologies in grassland industry, in support of China's "Western Development" strategy and the ecological engineering project of returning farmland (pasture) to grassland. The book systematically elaborates on the significance, background, construction goals, content, and measures of China's implementation of the returning farmland (pasture) to grassland (forest) ecological engineering. It discusses the concept, causes, and theoretical methods of restoring and reconstructing degraded grasslands. Additionally, it explains various excellent forage (lawn) species used in the returning farmland (pasture) to grassland project, along with their planting, maintenance, and management techniques, as well as the theories and methods for evaluating economic benefits. Furthermore, it highlights the construction technologies of artificial grasslands, semi-artificial grasslands, grazing grasslands, grassy mountain and slope grasslands, forage seed production fields, and other grassland ecological engineering projects. It also introduces the technologies and successful experiences of grain-forage ecological engineering, grass-livestock ecological engineering, forest-grass ecological engineering, greening ecological engineering, and composite grassland ecological engineering. The book is innovative, practical, widely applicable, and strong in engineering technology and policy. It is suitable for researchers, management personnel, and extensive grassland and pastoral workers engaged in grassland industry, animal husbandry, land governance, ecological and environmental construction, landscape greening, ecological agriculture engineering, and environmental protection. It can also serve as a technical guide for various grassland ecological engineering and returning farmland (pasture) to grassland construction projects.