dc.contributor | Ates, Serkan | en_US |
dc.contributor | Louhaichi, Mounir | en_US |
dc.contributor | Kyriazopoulos, Apostolos P. | en_US |
dc.contributor | Moreno Marcos, Gerardo | en_US |
dc.contributor | del Pozo, Alejandro | en_US |
dc.contributor | Ovalle, Carlos | en_US |
dc.contributor | Ewing, Mike A. | en_US |
dc.contributor | Nichols, Phillip Geoffrey Harwood | en_US |
dc.creator | Porqueddu, Claudio | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-18T10:26:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-18T10:26:55Z | |
dc.identifier | https://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limited | en_US |
dc.identifier | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gfs.12212/abstract | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Claudio Porqueddu, Serkan Ates, Mounir Louhaichi, Apostolos P. Kyriazopoulos, Gerardo Moreno Marcos, Alejandro del Pozo, Carlos Ovalle, Mike A. Ewing, Phillip Geoffrey Harwood Nichols. (31/3/2016). Grasslands in 'Old World' and 'New World' Mediterranean-climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities. Grass and Forage Science, 71 (1), pp. 1-35. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4627 | |
dc.description.abstract | Despite their ecological, economic and social importance,
grasslands in areas with Mediterranean climates
continue to receive limited scientific, political and
media attention. The main objectives of this review
are to compare and contrast dryland grasslands in the
‘Old World’ regions of the Mediterranean basin
(southern Europe, western Asia and North Africa)
with those of ‘New World’ regions with Mediterranean
climates (Australia and Chile) and to identify
common research priorities. The common characteristics
and differences in climate, soils, native vegetation,
importance of the livestock sector and the socioeconomic
background for the different Mediterranean
environments are examined. Past trends and the current
status of temporary and permanent Mediterranean
grasslands are also described. Some common
issues between these regions are as follows: (i) adaptation
to climate change; (ii) increasing persistence and
drought survival of both annual and perennial species;
(iii) the important role of forage legumes; (iv) maintaining
grassland plant diversity; and (v) improved
ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration, control
of soil erosion and wildfires, and preservation of
both wild and domestic biodiversity. The favourable
climate in these regions, which allows year-round grazing and the growth of legumes, should be
exploited to improve the sustainability of grasslandbased,
extensive farming systems and the quality of
their animal products, while at the same time improving
ecosystem services. The decreasing support for
grassland research and development programmes
requires increased international scientific and technical
cooperation among the few institutions operating
in the different Mediterranean-climate areas of the
World to provide innovative and sustainable solutions
to farmers. | en_US |
dc.format | PDF | en_US |
dc.language | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.source | Grass and Forage Science;71,(2016) Pagination 1-35 | en_US |
dc.subject | mediterranean grasslands | en_US |
dc.subject | drought survival | en_US |
dc.subject | grass–legume mixtures | en_US |
dc.title | Grasslands in 'Old World' and 'New World' Mediterranean-climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dcterms.available | 2016-01-11 | en_US |
dcterms.extent | 1-35 | en_US |
dcterms.issued | 2016-03-31 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Ates, Serkan: 0000-0001-6825-3248 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Louhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631 | en_US |
cg.subject.agrovoc | ecosystem services | en_US |
cg.subject.agrovoc | forage legumes | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | National Research Council, Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment - CNR-ISPAAM | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | Democritus University of Thrace - DUTH | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | University of Extremadura, Forest Research Group - INDEHESA | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | Universidad de Talca, Faculdad de Ciencias Agrarias, Departamento de Producc ıon Agric ola | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias - INIA | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Science, School of Plant Biology - UWA - FoS - SoPB | en_US |
cg.contributor.center | Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia - DAFWA | en_US |
cg.contributor.crp | CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DS | en_US |
cg.contributor.funder | OPEC Fund for International Development - OFID | en_US |
cg.contributor.project | Enhancing Sustainability and Fodder Production of Low Land Pastures through integrated Alley Cropping and Conservation Agriculture in Arid Agro-Pastoral Ecosystems in Jordan, Yemen and Tunisia | en_US |
cg.contributor.project-lead-institute | International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA | en_US |
cg.date.embargo-end-date | 2116-02-04 | en_US |
cg.coverage.region | Australia and New Zealand | en_US |
cg.coverage.region | South America | en_US |
cg.coverage.region | Western Asia | en_US |
cg.coverage.region | Northern Africa | en_US |
cg.coverage.country | AU | en_US |
cg.coverage.country | CL | en_US |
cg.coverage.country | JO | en_US |
cg.coverage.country | MA | en_US |
cg.coverage.country | TN | en_US |
cg.contact | c.porqueddu@cspm.ss.cnr.it | en_US |
cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12212 | en_US |
cg.isijournal | ISI Journal | en_US |
dc.identifier.status | Limited access | en_US |
mel.project.open | http://www.icarda.org/rangeland-management/teaser | en_US |
mel.impact-factor | 1.457 | en_US |
cg.issn | 1365-2494 | en_US |
cg.journal | Grass and Forage Science | en_US |
cg.issue | 1 | en_US |
cg.volume | 71 | en_US |