Economic feasibility of grazing sheep on leafy spurge- infested rangeland in Montana

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 372-374

  Williams, Kent E ^a   Lacey, John R ^a   Olson, Bret E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

economic analysis; Euphorbia esula; noxious weeds

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; EUPHORBIACEAE; OVIS ARIES;

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LEAFY SPURGE; RANGELAND MANAGEMENT; SHEEP GRAZING; WEED CONTROL;

USA, MONTANA;

EID: 0029659686     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002600     Document Type: Article

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