THE USE OF GRAZING AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL IN NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL WOODLAND ECOSYSTEMS

Objective

The Concerted Action will review the role of grazing by wild and domestic animals in forests. Existing knowledge and ongoing research

The project tasks includes:

- bring together information and develop protocols for conducting forest grazing research
- establish a database of existing literature
- synthesise and publish results from grazing experiments and to create an European database of grazing exclosures
- develop a basis for management guidelines for forest grazing.

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 122 - Novel silvicultural systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY

Address

Northern Research Station
EH25 9SY Roslin-midlothian
United Kingdom

 

Participants (14)

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

Address

Sevilla

 

COUNTY OF ARHUS

Denmark

Address

Aarhus

 

CSIC

Spain

Address

Donana

 

Countryside Council for Wales

United Kingdom

Address

Gwynedd

 

English Nature

United Kingdom

Address

PE2 5UR Peterborough

 

FORSTLICHE VERSUCHS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG

Germany

Address

Wonnhaldestrasse 4
Freiburg

IBN - DLO

Netherlands

Address

Wageningen

 

MACAULEY LAND USE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

United Kingdom

Address

Craigiebuckler
AB9 2QJ Aberdeen

 

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Greece

Address

Thessaloniki

 

SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Sweden

Address

23053 Alnarp

 

Scottish Natural Heritage

United Kingdom

Address

2 Anderson Place
EH9 5NP Edinburgh

 

TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

Ireland

Address

Dublin

 

UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA

Spain

Address

Salamanca

WILDFORSCHUNGSSTELLE DES LANDES BADEN WURTENBERG

Germany

Address

Aulendorf