Grasslands and grassland sciences in northern China : a report of the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rangelands--China.

Rangelands.

Grasslands--China.

Grasslands.

Range management--China.

Range management.

Range ecology--China.

Range ecology.

Grassland ecology--China.

Grassland ecology.

Rangelands--Research--China.

Grasslands--Research--China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A report of the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, National Research Council. The report gives a general overview of the ecosystems and the major human land use patterns in northern China, followed by a review of the Chinese literature on these grasslands and a survey of the principal scientific institutions engaged in this research, and finally the perspectives of US and British scientists who have worked on issues related to grasslands in China and around the world. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

PART I OVERVIEW

1 The Grazinglands of Northern China: Ecology, Society, and Land Use

THE NORTHEAST

INNER MONGOLIA

GANSU AND QINGHAI

XINJIANG

POLICY AND LAND USE IN NORTHERN CHINA

HUMAN IMPACT ON THE GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM

NOTES

REFERENCES

Part II Chinese Literature on Grassland Studies

2 Northern China

GEOLOGY

CLIMATE

VEGETATION

PROBLEMS OF THE NORTHERN CHINA GRASSLANDS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTION AND USE OF NORTH CHINA RANGELANDS

3 The Northeast

INTRODUCTION: THE FOREST STEPPE

HUMAN SETTLEMENT

SOIL CONDITIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY

GRAZING PRACTICES

DESERTIFICATION CONTROL

RESEARCH NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

CONCLUSION

4 Xilingele

THE XILINGELE GRASSLAND

HUMAN IMPACT

HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

GRASSLAND RESEARCH

CURRENT PROBLEMS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

5 Central Inner Mongolia

SURVEYS OF GRASSLAND RESOURCES

HERBAGE RESOURCES AND FORAGE GRASS BREEDING

CULTIVATION OF FORAGE GRASSES AND HERBAGE CROPS

GRASSLAND PRODUCTION AND RANGE MANAGEMENT

Grassland Protection

Grassland Machinery

Grassland Farming Systems

DYNAMICS AND ECOLOGICAL STABILITY OF GRASSLAND COMMUNITY

6 Gansu and Qinghai

SURVEYS, STANDARDS, AND CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES

GRASSLAND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM

RECLAMATION OF SALINIZED LANDS

PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT CYCLING

PESTS AND PATHOLOGY

MODELING

FORAGE AND FEED

NEW APPROACHES

7 Xinjiang

VEGETATION AND CLIMATE

GRASSLAND TYPES AND UTILIZATION

LIMITING FACTORS

ELEMENTS OF DISEQUILIBRIUM

PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND USE

8 Social Sciences.

STUDIES UNDERTAKEN BEFORE 1980

STUDIES UNDERTAKEN SINCE 1980

RESEARCH ON GRASSLAND AREAS BY THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY, PEKING UNIVERSITY

GRASSLAND AND LIVESTOCK ECONOMICS

OTHER SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF GRASSLANDS

1. Pre-1980 Publications

2. Series on Minority Studies Published in the 1980s

3. Publications Since 1980

4. Publications of the Institute of Sociology, Peking University

5. Articles from Nongye jingji [Agricultural Economy]

1987 Collection

1988 Collection

6. Official Statistical and Serial Publications

7. English-Language Publications

PART III Chinese Institutions for Grassland Studies

9 Beijing

INSTITUTE OF BOTANY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

BUREAU OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

COMMISSION FOR INTEGRATED SURVEY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, GRASSLAND DIVISION

INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

REFERENCE

10 The Northeast

NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE

SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

WULANAODU GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION

11 Inner Mongolia

THE GRASSLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

INNER MONGOLIA INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DEPARTMENT OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE

NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE, INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY

INNER MONGOLIA GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION, ACADEMIA SINICA

12 Gansu and Qinghai

GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GRASSLAND SCIENCE

LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF DESERT RESEARCH, ACADEMIA SINICA

GANSU GRASSLAND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

LANZHOU UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY

NORTHWEST PLATEAU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, ACADEMIA SINICA

HAIBEI ALPINE MEADOW ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH STATION

13 Xinjiang

XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, PEDOLOGY, AND PSAMMOLOGY

FUKANG DESERT ECOSYSTEM OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT STATION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

XINJIANG AUGUST 1ST AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Part IV Summary and Analysis

14 Key Issues in Grassland Studies

THE PASTORAL FRONTIER

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTIONS

SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF GRASSLAND STUDIES

DESERTIFICATION AND DEGRADATION

MANAGEMENT OF COMMON POOL RESOURCES

RATIONAL RANGELAND MANAGEMENT

CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE

THE ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF SCIENCE

Index.

Notes:

"S-525"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610211531

9781280211539

1280211539

9780309584333

0309584337

9780585085197

0585085196

OCLC:

614680257