The High Country Environment
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https://doi.org/10.33584/rps.4.1995.3328Abstract
The most important environmental factors influencing farming and the choice of pasture species are: l Temperature l Soil moisture 0 Soil fertility 0 Pasture management. Temperature and moisture gradients define the general pattern of soils, original vegetation and present farming systems within New Zealand (Figure 1). With decreasing moisture and temperature, pasture production falls, so pasture yields in the high country are generally much lower than elsewhere. The traditionally large size of both paddocks and runs in the high country was related to the low level of pasture yield from native vegetation.
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