Division 7.3 Grassland
United Kingdom
Table 5
Factors for grassland, including savannahs
| Climate region | Land Use(FLU ) | Management(FMG ) | Input(FI ) | FLU | FMG | FI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperate/Boreal, dry | Grassland | Improved | Medium | 1 | 1,14 | 1 |
| High | 1 | 1,14 | 1,11 | |||
| Nominally managed | Medium | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Moderately degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,95 | 1 | ||
| Severely degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,7 | 1 | ||
| Temperate/Boreal, moist/wet | Grassland | Improved | Medium | 1 | 1,14 | 1 |
| High | 1 | 1,14 | 1,11 | |||
| Nominally managed | Medium | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Moderately degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,95 | 1 | ||
| Severely degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,7 | 1 | ||
| Tropical, dry | Grassland | Improved | Medium | 1 | 1,17 | 1 |
| High | 1 | 1,17 | 1,11 | |||
| Nominally managed | Medium | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Moderately degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,97 | 1 | ||
| Severely degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,7 | 1 | ||
| Tropical, moist/wet | Savannah | Improved | Medium | 1 | 1,17 | 1 |
| High | 1 | 1,17 | 1,11 | |||
| Nominally managed | Medium | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Moderately degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,97 | 1 | ||
| Severely degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,7 | 1 | ||
| Tropical Montane, dry | Grassland | Improved | Medium | 1 | 1,16 | 1 |
| High | 1 | 1,16 | 1,11 | |||
| Nominally managed | Medium | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Moderately degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,96 | 1 | ||
| Severely degraded | Medium | 1 | 0,7 | 1 |
Table 6 provides guidance for selecting appropriate values from Table 5.
Table 6
Guidance on management and input for grassland
| Management/Input | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Improved | Represents grassland which is sustainably managed with moderate grazing pressure and that receive at least one improvement (e.g. fertilisation, species improvement, irrigation). |
| Nominally managed | Represents non-degraded and sustainably managed grassland, but without significant management improvements. |
| Moderately degraded | Represents overgrazed or moderately degraded grassland, with somewhat reduced productivity (relative to the native or nominally managed grassland) and receiving no management inputs. |
| Severely degraded | Implies major long-term loss of productivity and vegetation cover, due to severe mechanical damage to the vegetation and/or severe soil erosion. |
| Medium | Applies where no additional management inputs have been used. |
| High | Applies to improved grassland where one or more additional management inputs/improvements have been used (beyond that is required to be classified as improved grassland). |