Ecological studies on montane tussock grassland

Moffat, R. W.

Ecological studies on montane tussock grassland

Type: Thesis

Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/10182/4456

Originally published: 1957 by Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand

Keywords: montane; tussock grasslands; vegetation; botanical analysis; fertiliser; grazing animals; soil; Point Quadrat Method; botanical composition; density; pasture analysis

Fields of Research: 070305 Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding); 070301 Agro-ecosystem Function and Prediction

Abstract:

In 1946 T.G. Sewell conducted an ecological study on montane tussock grassland in the Cass, Craigieburn region and recorded the state of the vegetation. The studies recorded in this thesis were undertaken for the following purposes: 1. To compare a number of different methods of recording the botanical analysis of tussock grassland vegetation. 2. To determine the changes in vegetation which have taken place over the ten year period. 3. To determine the effects of applications of fertilizers containing phosphorus, sulphur and molybdenum on tussock grassland.

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