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Extensive grazing and browsing by domestic and wild herbivores shape the vegetation composition, structure and dynamics of many terrestrial ecosystems. This volume investigates how large herbivores not only influence the structure and distribution of the vegetation, but also affect nutrient flows and the responses of associated fauna. The mechanisms and processes underlying the herbivores' behaviour, distribution, movement and direct impact on the vegetation, and the dynamics of nutrients, plant species, and vegetation composition in terrestrial ecosystems are discussed in detail. It is shown that an understanding of plant/animal interactions can provide practical advice on the management of large herbivores to integrate production and conservation in terrestrial systems, particularly in the face of environmental and climate change.
Browsing (Animal behavior) --- Grazing. --- Ungulates --- Herbivores --- Mammals --- Animal-plant relationships. --- Ecology. --- Animal-plant interactions --- Animals and plants --- Interactions, Animal-plant --- Plant-animal interactions --- Plant-animal relationships --- Plants and animals --- Relationships, Animal-plant --- Ecology --- Herbivora --- Herbivorous animals --- Phytophagous animals --- Plant-eating animals --- Plant-feeding animals --- Animals --- Hoofed animals --- Hoofed mammals --- Hooved animals --- Hooved mammals --- Ungulata --- Agricultural systems --- Animal feeding --- Range management --- Pastures --- Rangelands --- Animal browsing --- Browsing --- Food --- Vertebrates. --- Forests and forestry. --- Agriculture. --- Environmental management. --- Botany. --- Forestry. --- Environmental Management. --- Plant Sciences. --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Plants --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Vertebrata --- Chordata --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Population biology --- Ecology . --- Plant science. --- Floristic botany
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Birds migrating across the Himalayan region fly over the highest peaks in the world, facing immense physiological and climatic challenges. The authors show the different strategies used by birds to cope with these challenges. Many wetland avian species are seen in the high-altitude lakes of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau, such as Bar-Headed Geese. Ringing programmes have generated information about origins and destinations, and this book is the first to present information on the bird's exact migratory paths. Capitalising on knowledge generated through satellite telemetry, the authors describe the migratory routes of a multitude of birds flying over or skirting the Himalayas. The myriad of threats to migratory birds and the wetland system in the Central Asian Flyway are discussed, with ways to mitigate them. This volume will inform and persuade policy-makers and conservation practitioners to take appropriate measures for the long-term survival of this unique migration.
Waterfowl --- Birds --- Migratory birds --- Flyways --- Migration --- Himalaya Mountains Region. --- Avian flyways --- Bird flight paths --- Bird flyways --- Bird migration corridors --- Bird migration routes --- Flight paths, Bird --- Migration corridors, Bird --- Migration routes, Bird --- Migratory bird flyways --- Corridors (Ecology) --- Migratory animals --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Ornithology --- Water-fowl --- Game and game-birds --- Water birds
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