Effects of reducing sheep grazing in the Scottish highlands

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-310

  Hope, Diane ^a   Picozzi, Nicholas ^a   Catt, David C ^a   Moss, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

heather burning; red deer; sheep; sward structure; voles

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MURIDAE; OVIS ARIES; CALLUNA VULGARIS; ERICACEAE; MICROTINAE;

GRAZING REDUCTION; HERBIVORE; SHEEP; VEGETATION CHANGE;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS;

EID: 0029660389     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002587     Document Type: Article

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