Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment
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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
Early warning systems that depend on the selection of suitable indicators of thresholds are useful (Friedel, 1991). An ideal indicator should be unbiased, sensitive to changes, predictive, referenced to threshold values, data transformable, integrative and easy to collect and communicate (Liverman et al., 1988). Methods for selection of indicators for assessing ecosystem health are being developed (Pyke et al., 2002). This paper examines the situation in grassland vegetation grazed by sheep in a semi arid region of northeastern Iran.
Citation
Heshmati, G. A., "The Use of Ecological Indicators in Studies of Ecological Recovery for Sustainable Management of Grazed Grassland Ecosystems" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 163.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/163)
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The Use of Ecological Indicators in Studies of Ecological Recovery for Sustainable Management of Grazed Grassland Ecosystems
Dublin Ireland
Early warning systems that depend on the selection of suitable indicators of thresholds are useful (Friedel, 1991). An ideal indicator should be unbiased, sensitive to changes, predictive, referenced to threshold values, data transformable, integrative and easy to collect and communicate (Liverman et al., 1988). Methods for selection of indicators for assessing ecosystem health are being developed (Pyke et al., 2002). This paper examines the situation in grassland vegetation grazed by sheep in a semi arid region of northeastern Iran.
