Advances in Temperate Grassland Science and Management

While grasslands face a number of challenges, such as land-use competition and the impact of climate change, there is a growing recognition of the critical role they play in supporting the transition to more resilient, sustainable and circular agricultural systems.

Advances in temperate grassland science and management reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges and opportunities. The book highlights the potential of grasslands to deliver multiple benefits to farmers and society at large, illustrated through practical regional case studies on grassland management.

This book builds on a successful earlier volume by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing: Improving grassland and pasture management in temperate agriculture (2018).

Dr Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar is Professor of Grasslands and Grazing at Aeres University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands. Prior to her appointment of this role in 2015, Dr van den Pol-van Dasselaar had a distinguished career spanning over 20 years at Wageningen Livestock Research, in which she held several positions, including Head of Grass and Forage Systems. Dr van den Pol-van Dasselaar recently co-edited Grassland Use in Europe (2020) and has contributed to over 200 journal articles on grazing, ecosystem services, grass and forage management, as well as greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable production systems. She is also the current President of the European Grassland Federation and Member of its Scientific Advisory Board.

Dr Lynn Sollenberger is Distinguished Professor of Agronomy and a University of Florida Distinguished Teaching Scholar. The goal of Dr Sollenberger’s research program is to acquire new knowledge of plant-animal-environment interactions focusing on the ecosystem services of grasslands.

Dr Nina Buchmann is Full Professor of Grassland Sciences in the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Her main research topics include biosphere-atmosphere greenhouse gas exchange (CO2, H2O, CH4, N2O) and carbon sequestration.