What is the environmentally optimal number of ruminant livestock in the UK? Investigating the potential for enhancement of natural capital stocks

英国环境最佳的反刍牲畜数量是多少？

• 批准号: 2107891
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Oxford
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2107891
• 关键词: What; environmentally; optimal; number; ruminant

Summary The environmental impacts of ruminant livestock are a critical issue in developing sustainable food production systems. I research the potential for enhancement of natural capital stocks on farmland to offset environmental impacts of livestock, whilst increasing flows of additional ecosystem services and improving farm productivity. My DPhil focuses on i) integrating trees into ruminant grazing landscapes, ii) introducing ruminants into arable systems and iii) the balance of domestic and overseas ruminant production that is optimal for environmental outcomes. BBSRC remit This work falls under the BBSRC priority area "sustainably enhancing agricultural production" and Cross Council priorities "environment and land use" and "global food security".

摘要 反刍牲畜的环境影响是发展可持续粮食生产系统的一个关键问题。我研究了增强农田自然资本存量的潜力，以抵消牲畜对环境的影响，同时增加额外生态系统服务的流动并提高农业生产力。我的博士学位重点是i）将树木融入反刍动物放牧景观，ii）将反刍动物引入耕地系统，以及iii）国内和海外反刍动物生产的平衡，以实现最佳的环境效果。 BBSRC 的职权范围 这项工作属于 BBSRC 优先领域“可持续提高农业生产”以及跨理事会优先领域“环境和土地利用”以及“全球粮食安全”。