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MARC recordTussac grass - a case for conservation and agronomy / David W.H. Walton, Jim McAdam.
| Title: | Tussac grass - a case for conservation and agronomy / David W.H. Walton, Jim McAdam. |
| Author(s): | Walton, David W. H. McAdam, Jim. |
| Date: | 1990. |
| In: | NERC News. (1990.), Vol. 14 (1990) |
| Abstract: | Indigenous grass of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia is useful agriculturally as both fodder and shelter and interesting scientifically for its evolution in harsh climate. Since settlement of the islands, 80% of original coverage has been destroyed; now management programme designed to protect and extend the plant's range. |
| Notes: | NERC News. Vol. 14 :16 (1990). |
| Keywords: | 582.542.1 -- Gramineae. 574.2.047 -- Organisms, influence of biotic environment. 581.073 -- Plants, influence of animals and man. 502.7 -- Nature and wildlife protection. 633.2 -- Grasses, forage. F -- Biological sciences. (*7) -- Antarctic regions. (*721) -- Falkland Islands. (*723) -- South Georgia and Shag Rocks. |
| SPRI record no.: | 103642 |
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