Activities of transhumance ongoing have been mostly carried out in alpine pastures for centuries in Turkey. These pastures used unconsciously have faced to the danger of extinction. In order to implement improvement plans in the mentioned areas, qualitative and quantitative characteristics of pastures should be determined. This study was conducted in the mowed and grazed pastures in alpine zone...

application of phosphorus (p) fertilizers as solid or liquid fertilizers to soils leads to re-actions of orthophosphate ions with various soil components which remove p from the so-lution phase and convert it to less soluble phosphates. this study was aimed at determin-ing soil properties that affect the rate of phosphate retention in 28 contrasting calcareous soils from different geographical ...

Tall fescue (Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub) is a cool season perennial grass that fills a critical forage produc-tion gap in the Southeast and is the predominant forage crop in much of the U.S. In fact, this species is the most widely used grass in improved U.S. pastures, occupying more than 36 million acres. Its popularity is related to establishment ease, drought tolerance, excellent graz...

Predictions of rainfall-runoff response and soil moisture dynamics in a microscale catchment using the CREW model H. Lee, E. Zehe, and M. Sivapalan School of Environmental Systems Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia Institut für Geooekologie, Universitaet Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, Haus 1 bzw. 12, 14 476 Golm, Potsdam, Germ...

Susan M. Theiss, Wayne I. L. Davies, Shaun P. Collin, David M. Hunt and Nathan S. Hart School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; School of Animal Biology and the UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; and Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley,...

The confirmation that Epichloë endophytes are important for pest resistance in New Zealand pastures led to the development of a range novel endophyte strain × host plant combinations enhance persistence grass, while mitigating adverse effects on grazing animals. Successfully delivering these pastoral industry has required scientific and commercial capabilities. In March 2012, proprietary seed e...

a Centre for Cropping Systems, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, PO Box 483, Northam, WA 6401, Australia; b Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2QJ, UK; c UMR d’Agronomie INRA/INA P-G, BP 1, 78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France; d Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Locked Bag 4, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983, Australia; e School of Plant Bio...

Health professionals have an important role to play in preventing prenatal alcohol exposure. In 2006 qualitative data were collected from 53 health professionals working in primary care in metropolitan and regional Western Australia. Thematic analysis was used to elucidate barriers in addressing prenatal alcohol use and the strategies used to overcome them. Health professionals identified strat...

Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) occupies large portions of the western United States and provides valuable wildlife habitat. However, information is lacking quantifying differences in native perennial forb characteristics between mountain big sagebrush [A. tridentata spp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle] and Wyoming big sagebrush [A. tridentata spp. wyomingensis (Beetle & A. Young) S.L. Wels...

Investigation of dominant hydrological processes in a tropical catchment in a monsoonal climate via the downward approach L. Montanari, M. Sivapalan, and A. Montanari DISTART, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40 136 Bologna, Italy Departments of Geography and Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 220 Davenport Hall, 60...