Seasonal specific selectivity by cattle on rangeland in the Monte Desert of Mendoza, Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-132

  Guevara, J C ^a   Stasi, C R ^a   Estevez, O R ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Angus cows; Argentina; grasses; Monte Desert; sandy range site; selection index; stocking rates; woody species

Indexed keywords

ARISTIDA; BOS TAURUS; CHLORIS; CHLORIS CASTILLONIANA; DIGITARIA CALIFORNICA; PANICUM URVILLEANUM; PAPPOPHORUM; PAPPOPHORUM PHILIPPIANUM; POACEAE; SETARIA LEUCOPILA; SPOROBOLUS CRYPTANDRUS;

CATTLE; FOOD SELECTION;

ARGENTINA, MENDOZA, MONTE DESERT;

EID: 0030222782     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0098     Document Type: Article

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