McDowell, R. W. <br/><br/>
Environmental impacts of pasture-based farming 

 - Wallingford  :CAB International  :2008 
 - ix-xiii + 283 . 
<br/><br/> This book aims to raise awareness among scientists and policy makers of the impacts that grazed grasslands have on the environment. There are 10 chapters entitled: (1) Greenhouse gas emissions; (2) Impacts of pastoral grazing on soil quality; (3) Land-water interactions: impacts on the aquatic environment; (4) Socio-economic issues in pasture-based farming; (5) Impact of livestock grazing on extensively managed grazing lands; (6) Environmental effect of sheep farming; (7) Pressures on beef grazing in mixed production farming; (8) The environmental impacts of non-irrigated, pasture-based dairy farming; (9) Impacts of irrigated dairying on the environment; and (10) The impact of hybrid dairy systems on air, soil and water quality: focus on nitrogen and phosphorus cycling. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-1-84593-411-8 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>JJ200 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy<br/>JJ600 - Soil Fertility<br/>PP200 - Water Resources<br/>PP350 - Grasslands and Rangelands<br/>PP500 - Meteorology and Climate<br/>PP600 - Pollution and Degradation<br/>UU485 - Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000)