Track 2-03: Ecological Succession, Management and Restoration of Grasslands

The XXII International Grassland Congress (Revitalising Grasslands to Sustain Our Communities) took place in Sydney, Australia from September 15 through September 19, 2013.
Proceedings Editors: David L. Michalk, Geoffrey D. Millar, Warwick B. Badgery, and Kim M. Broadfoot
Publisher: New South Wales Department of Primary Industry, Kite St., Orange New South Wales, Australia

XXII International Grassland Congress Theme 2:
Improving Grassland Environment and Resources:
Ecology of Grassland and Forage Resources:
Ecological Succession, Management and Restoration of Grasslands

The Changing Patterns in Grasslands and Soil Fertility along the Eastern Eurasian Steppe Transect across China–Mongolia–Russia

Xiangyang Hou, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Leonid Ubugunov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
S. Tserendash, Mongolia Academy of Husbandry Sciences, Mongolia
Haijun Chen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Wenjun Han, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xiangjun Yun, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Ding Yong, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Wang Zhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Lei Ji, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Role of Competition in Restoring Resource Poor Arid Systems Dominated by Invasive Grasses

S. Mangla, Oregon State University
R. L. Sheley, U.S. Department of Agriculture
J. J. James, U.S. Department of Agriculture
S. R. Radosevich, Oregon State University

Role of Fires, Herbicides and Fertilizer in Manipulating Shrub/Grass Balance in Mediterranean Grasslands

Zalmen Henkin, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

Some Pasture Changes in the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia

Dorjgotov Ariungerel, Mercy Corps Mongolia, Mongolia
Ts Ouyntsetseg, Ikh Delgets Company Ltd., Mongolia

Linking Farmer Knowledge and Biophysical Data to Evaluate Actions for Land Degradation Mitigation in Savanna Rangelands of the Molopo, South Africa

Christiaan J. Harmse, North-West University, South Africa
Niels Dreber, North-West University, South Africa
Klaus Kellner, North-West University, South Africa
Taryn M. Kong, University of Arizona

Local Consequence of Global Process: Challenges of Maintaining Pastoral Production in High Mountain Pastures of Nepal

Lila Nath Sharma, Natural Resources Research and Development Centre, Nepal