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Sward Height Variability

Sward Height Variability is a metric that quantifies the spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the vertical structure of managed grassland vegetation, distinguishing itself from other sward characteristics by specifically capturing the degree of fluctuation in plant canopy height across a given area or period.

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An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology

Katherine Stewart, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Jeremy A. Thomas · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2001 · 235 citations · Full text

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Sward Height and Vertical Morphological Differentiation Determine Cattle Bite Dimensions

Enrique Flores, Emilio A. Laca, T. C. Griggs et al. · Agronomy Journal · 1993 · 115 citations

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Studying spatial and temporal dynamics of sward structure at low stocking densities: the use of an extended rising‐plate‐meter method

O. Correll, J. Isselstein, V. Pavlů · Grass and Forage Science · 2003 · 91 citations · Full text

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Controlled Grazing Studies on Nardus Grassland: Effects of Between-Tussock Sward Height and Species of Grazer on Nardus utilization and Floristic Composition in Two Fields in Scotland

Sheila A. Grant, Lynne Torvell, E. M. SIM et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1996 · 71 citations

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A Model of the Grazing of Hill Vegetation by the Sheep in the UK. I. The Prediction of Vegetation Biomass

H. M. Armstrong, Iain J. Gordon, Sheila A. Grant et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1997 · 70 citations

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Authors

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  1. JI
    J. Isselstein

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    4 publications · 176 citations

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  2. SA
    Sheila A. Grant

    University of Missouri, United States

    3 publications · 170 citations

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  3. VP
    V. Pavlů

    Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czechia

    3 publications · 149 citations

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  4. TB
    T.M. Boland

    University College Dublin, Ireland

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  5. AR
    A. R. Sibbald

    Scottish Health Services, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 81 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Czech Agrifood Research Center

    Prague, Czechia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    237 citations

  2. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    371 citations

  3. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

    Carlow, Ireland

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    202 citations

  4. Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage

    Saint-Gilles, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  5. Grazinglands Research Laboratory

    El Reno, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    136 citations

  6. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

    Prague, Czechia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    174 citations

  7. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    108 citations

  8. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    98 citations

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  1. Grass and Forage Science

    9 publications · 301 citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Ecology

    5 publications · 470 citations

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  3. Agronomy Journal

    2 publications · 165 citations

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  4. New Zealand Journal of Botany

    NZJB · 2 publications · 30 citations

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  5. Flora

    1 publications · 28 citations

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