This book provides an invaluable, comprehensive and practical introduction toconservation issues associated with current farming practice. Representing both industry and conservation as an integrated and holistic system, it exploresconservation issues within every farming discipline; from arable and horticulture to grasslands, woodlands, aquatic and coastal farming and will include anassessment of the impact of global warming. The book includes relevant case studies and international, real-world examples, focusing on applied management and not just ecological facts, theories and principles. The carefully structured book begins by introducing the overall subject including some statistics oncurrent farming activities, giving a brief outlook for the future of farming systems in relation to conservation. Each subsequent chapter will have its ownintroduction setting the commercial context and conservation value of an example farm, and will progress with a series of case studies that will include the following elements: site assessment; species list; soils management options;and a habitat management plan. A summary section will draw together the common themes of the chapter and develop a lead-in to subsequent chapters
- ISBN: 978-0-470-69934-8
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 328
- Fecha Publicación: 10/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés