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Livestock grazing: A matter of ecology
Author(s) -
Dunbabin Tom
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
ecological management and restoration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1442-8903
pISSN - 1442-7001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00383.x
Subject(s) - grazing , livestock , agriculture , ecology , environmental resource management , natural resource management , land management , land use , geography , applied ecology , natural resource , agroforestry , environmental planning , business , plant ecology , environmental science , biology
Summary Agricultural ecology is the study of agricultural systems, their component parts (particularly the ecological components) and their internal and external interactions. This paper explores how we, as a family of graziers, employ ecological principles in agricultural land management, specifically livestock grazing, and illustrates this with some specific farm management practices. Implications are explored for natural resource management policy and practice that endeavours to engage land mangers adept at the practical application of ecological principles in managing their grazing businesses.