Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China's Pastoral Lands (Cabi) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845934962 ISBN 13: 9781845934965

Publisher: CABI, 2009

Synopsis

The extreme climate variability that characterizes China's arid rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal losses, financial hardship and a decline in food availability. Addressing the issues of even greater climate extremes in the future, this book discusses both new approaches and past successes and failures in order to provide the necessary insight to develop sustainable rangeland management strategies, drawing on regional case studies and lessons learned from Australia, Canada and the USA.

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About the Author

Chinese author, order of names is Lu Xinshi, although the first name is Xinshi. Chinese author, order of names is Lu Qi, although the first name is Qi. Chinese author, order of names is Wang Tao, although the first name is Toa. Chinese author, order of names is Yang Youlin, although the first name is Youlin.

Review

"This is a valuable addition to pastoral literature, bringing together rich, but scattered, information on China's rangelands in a form accessible to international readers. It should be in the libraries of institutions dealing with traditionally managed drylands, not only in China." (J.M. Suttie 2010-01-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: CABI
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845934962
• ISBN 13: 9781845934965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Squires Victor R, Lu Xinshi, Lu Qi, Wang Tao, Yang Youlin