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Sward Structure Dynamics

Sward Structure Dynamics is a construct in pasture science that refers to the temporal and spatial changes in the three-dimensional architecture of a grassland sward, including variations in herbage mass, canopy height, tiller density, and vertical stratification of plant components in response to environmental, managerial, and biological factors.

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236

Authors

82

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England

Philip W. Atkinson, Robert J. Fuller, Juliet A. Vickery et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2005 · 168 citations · Full text

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Defoliation, Shoot Plasticity, Sward Structure and Herbage Utilization in Pasture: Review of the Underlying Ecophysiological Processes

François Gastal, G. Lemaire · Agriculture · 2015 · 159 citations · Full text

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Sward structural characteristics and herbage accumulation of Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça subjected to rotational stocking managements

Sila Carneiro da Silva, Adriana Amaral de Oliveira Bueno, Roberta Aparecida Carnevalli et al. · Scientia Agricola · 2009 · 114 citations · Full text

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Herbage Intake in Relation to Availability and Sward Structure: Grazing Processes and Optimal Foraging

Eugene D. Ungar, Imanuel Noy‐Meir · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1988 · 101 citations

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Small‐scale variability as a mechanism for large‐scale stability in mountain grasslands

Tomáš Herben, František Krahulec, Věroslava Hadincová et al. · Journal of Vegetation Science · 1993 · 94 citations

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Authors

236

  1. CB
    Carolina Bremm

    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    3 publications · 103 citations

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  2. JI
    J. Isselstein

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    3 publications · 217 citations

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  3. SC
    Sila Carneiro da Silva

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    3 publications · 209 citations

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  4. PC
    Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho

    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    3 publications · 103 citations

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  5. RA
    Roberta Aparecida Carnevalli

    Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil

    2 publications · 179 citations

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Institutions

82

  1. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    1K citations

  2. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    706 citations

  3. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Porto Alegre, Brazil

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    303 citations

  4. Institute of Grassland Research

    Hohhot, China

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    133 citations

  5. Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores

    Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    558 citations

  6. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

    Brasília, Brazil

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    159 citations

  7. Czech Agrifood Research Center

    Prague, Czechia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    111 citations

  8. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

    Sandy, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    68 citations

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Venues

  1. Grass and Forage Science

    14 publications · 532 citations

    13

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  2. Annals of Botany

    4 publications · 168 citations

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  3. The Journal of Agricultural Science

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

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  4. Scientia Agricola

    3 publications · 189 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Applied Ecology

    2 publications · 269 citations

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