grassland ecosystem

collocation in English

meaningsofgrasslandandecosystem

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grassland
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɡrɑːs.lænd/us
/ˈɡræs.lænd/
a large area of land covered ...
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ecosystem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈiː.koʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈe.koʊˌsɪs.təm/
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and ...
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(Definition ofgrasslandandecosystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Productivity and sustainability influenced by biodiversity in grassland ecosystems.
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It is difficult to set sustainable levels of forage/ grassland utilization, as we know little of the levels that will supportgrasslandecosystemfunctions over the medium to long term.
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Flat land, dry grasses and herds of antelopes have always attracted visitors to this park which has a uniquegrasslandecosystem.
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Without herbivores grazing and trampling over the land, mosses, shrubs, and trees were able to take over and replace thegrasslandecosystem.
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In addition to loss due to urbanization, the entiregrasslandecosystemwhere they once thrived no longer exists in the same form.
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To maintain the transitionalgrasslandecosystem, grazing licenses are auctioned to local ranchers; providing income, which is, reinvested back into the training site.
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We expect that over time these agroecosystems would remain with less biotic diversity (genetic, species and patch) than natural grassland ecosystems.
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To achieve this requires more integrated thinking about the processes operative in grassland ecosystems.
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Developing payments for carbon sequestration in grassland ecosystems could mean the difference between profit and loss for many livestock systems.
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Productivity and sustainability influenced by biodiversity in grassland ecosystems.
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Total biomass estimates from our experimental treatments were generally higher than these grassland values; the no-till intercrop was the only system that produced lower biomass than natural grassland ecosystems.
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Grazing sometimes reduces, but sometimes increases biodiversity of grassland ecosystems.
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The smallest land areas are occupied by tundra and temperate grassland ecosystems, and the largest land area is occupied by tropical forest.
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It may be narrow or wide, and it may be local (the zone between a field and forest) or regional (the transition between forest and grassland ecosystems).
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