Conserving temperate grasslands in Australia: historical constraints,future possibilities

摘要：

Temperate grasslands in Australia occur in the southern, temperate per‐humid sections of the continent.The dominant grass species are tussock‐forming, and occur from sea level to alpine regions.The grasslands sensu strictu have a relatively small area, but they form a floristic continuum with temperate grassy woodlands ; for the purposes of this paper, we will consider both.We review the biogeography of temperate grasslands, the history of land use and land use change, conservation status, and illustrate the potential impacts of climate change on temperate grasslands, and propose national and international mechanisms by which conservation outcomes may be enhanced.

关键词： climate change fragmentation grazing incentives resilience

作者: Louise Gilfedder Ian Lunt John Morgan Richard J.Williams

作者单位: Dept.Primary Industries & WAter,G POBox 44 Hobart Tasmania 7001.Australia.Louise Charles Sturt University,POBox 789,A lbury,NSW 2640,Australia. Department of Botany,La T robe University,Bundoora V ictoria 3086.Australia. CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems PMB 44 W innellie N T 0822.Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）