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Grazing for conservation management in historical perspective

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Grazing and Conservation Management

Part of the book series: Conservation Biology Series ((COBI,volume 11))

Abstract

In the last decades the importance of grazing as a management tool for nature conservation has increased considerably. This chapter will clarify the context in which grazing takes place. It will consider the increasing impact from large indigenous herbivores to livestock introduced by humans. For thousands of years grazing was superimposed on abiotic conditions, which have been strongly influenced by human impact. This includes the change from large-scale common grazing areas towards a landscape divided into private properties. Grazing as a conservation tool has to cope with such patterns in the landscape. We will review the changes from agricultural exploitation via maintenance management towards restoration management. The questions about the ecological frame of reference for the goal of restoration will be discussed. Finally various approaches to current grazing management will be treated.

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    Jan P. Bakker

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Bakker, J.P., Londo, G. (1998). Grazing for conservation management in historical perspective. In: WallisDeVries, M.F., Van Wieren, S.E., Bakker, J.P. (eds) Grazing and Conservation Management. Conservation Biology Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4391-2_2

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