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Author International Conference on Range Management in the Arabian Gulf (2nd)

Title Range management in arid zones : proceedings of the second International Conference on Range Management in the Arabian Gulf / edited by Samira A.S. Omar, Mohammed A. Razzaque, Fozia Alsdirawi
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (326 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgment; Preface; Conference Recommendations; KEYNOTE ADDRESSES -- OVERVIEW CONCEPTS OF DEVELOPMENT; Sustainable use and management of the worlds'' rangelands; Remote sensing techniques as an aid to the management of arid and semi-arid rangelands; Eco-climatic and bio-geographic comparison between the rangelands of the isoclimatic Mediterranean arid zone of Northern Africa and the Near East; Establishment and persistence potential of buffelgrass in the Arabian Gulf
Towards sustainable development of rangelands/Iivestock in dryland areas of the Near East and North AfricaHuman population growth and its impact on rangeland desertification in eastern Inner Mongolia; Range improvement: Principles and practices for arid and semi-arid lands of the Arabian Gulf; Range management research and development in Kuwait; RANGELAND INVENTORIES AND EVALUATION; Conserving the diversity of rangeland habitats and species; ERAMS -- A decision support system for rangeland inventory and management; Influence of precipitation on vegetation in the rangelands of Kuwait
Rangelands of the southern region of Oman: Their characteristics and aspects of developmentRange damage and recovery in the Widyan of northern Saudi Arabia; Quantitative evaluation of vegetation in two main steppes of Kuwait''s rangeland; Rangeland in the context of master planning in Kuwait; Effect of protection and grazing pressure on the desert rangelands of Al-Jouf region, Saudi Arabia; RANGE PLANTS AND FORAGE CROPS POTENTIAL AND PRODUCTION; Some important browse species as feed for livestock in East Africa; Enhancing fodder production through introduction of drought resistant varieties
Studies on productivity and botanical characters of some forage species in a low rainfall environmentPerformance of mixed cropping in Kuwait; ANIMAL PRODUCTION FROM RANGELANDS; Rangeland nutritional resource for livestock in India; Comparative studies on the performance of three local sheep breeds in the rangelands of Kuwait; Fattening performance of beef, cattle grazed on colonial grass with or without supplementation; Wildlife conservation in the Arabian Gulf countries; TECHNOLOGICAL RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
Improvement of some depleted ranges in Syria and Jordan through the application of some technological agricultural practicesLand imprinting as an effective way of arid rangeland re-vegetation; Dependency on barley as a feed source and the economic impacts of a cut in subsidy on nomadic operation; Relationship between fertilizer nitrogen and nodulation characteristics of tropical rangeland legumes
Summary First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Range management -- Persian Gulf Region -- Congresses
Range ecology -- Persian Gulf Region -- Congresses
Range management -- Congresses
Range ecology -- Congresses
Arid regions -- Congresses
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
Arid regions
Range ecology
Range management
Persian Gulf Region
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Omar, Samira A. S., editor
Razzaque, Mohammed A., editor.
Alsdirawi, Fozia, editor.
ISBN 9781317848271
1317848276
9781315828909
1315828901