Improving grassland and pasture management in temperate agriculture

Part 1 Grassland functions and dynamics
1.The role of grasslands in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity conservation: O. Huguenin-Elie, Agroscope, Switzerland; L. Delaby and K. Klumpp, INRA, France; S. Lemauviel-Lavenant, INRA and Universite de Caen Normandie, France; and J. Ryschawy and R. Sabatier, INRA, France
2.The role of pasture in the diet of ruminant livestock: Michael R. F. Lee, University of Bristol, UK and Rothamsted Research, UK; M. Jordana Rivero, Rothamsted Research, UK; and John W. Cone, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
3.Plant-animal interactions in grazing systems: D. F. Chapman, DairyNZ Lincoln, New Zealand and W. M. Griffiths, Hamilton, New Zealand
4.Grazing management for sustainable grazing systems: Lilian Elgalise Techio Pereira and Sila Carneiro da Silva, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cory Matthew and Ignacio F. Lopez, Massey University, New Zealand; and Andre Fischer Sbrissia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brazil

Part 2 Management of grasslands
5.Planning and sowing grasslands: David B. Hannaway and Linda J. Brewer, Oregon State University, USA; Steve Fransen, Washington State University, USA; and Glenn Shewmaker, Shannon Williams and Sarah Baker, University of Idaho, USA
6.Managing grassland for forage production: an overview: Deirdre Hennessy, Teagasc, Ireland
7.Managing grassland systems to optimise livestock farming: J. L. Peyraud, L. Delaby and R. Delagarde, INRA-Agrocampus Ouest, France
8.Persistence and yield stability of temperate grassland legumes for sustainable animal production: F. Ortega, L. Inostroza and C. Moscoso, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Chile; and L. Parra and A. Quiroz, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile
9.Developing new varieties of grass and legumes: D. R. Woodfield, Grasslands Research Centre, New Zealand; and H. G. Judson, Kimihia Research Centre, New Zealand
10.Managing soil health for grassland: D. Barker, The Ohio State University, USA
11.Management of water resources for grasslands: Jean L. Steiner, Pradeep Wagle and Prasanna Gowda, Grazing Lands Research Laboratory - USDA-ARS, USA
12.Biological weed control in temperate grasslands; Graeme W. Bourdot and Michael G. Cripps, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand
13.Restoring degraded grasslands: Llewellyn L. Manske, North Dakota State University, USA
14.Advances in remote sensing for monitoring grassland and forage production; Michael Wachendorf, University of Kassel, Germany

Part 3 Sustainability and wider uses of grasslands
15.Research challenges in adapting grasslands to climate change: Richard Kipling, Aberystwyth University, UK
16.Protecting biodiversity in grasslands: J. Isselstein, University of Goettingen, Germany
17.Advances in feeding grass silage: Pekka Huhtanen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
18.Use of grassland for bioenergy and biorefining: Ulrich Thumm, University of Hohenheim, Germany
19.Organic grassland: Thomas F. Doring and Ulrich Koepke, University of Bonn, Germany