Wildlife numbers on late and mid seral Chihuahuan Desert rangelands

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 593-599

  Nelson, T ^a   Holechek, J L ^a   Valdez, R ^a   Cardenas, M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid lands; Grazing; Jackrabbits; Pronghorn; Quail; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; AVES; CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA; COLUMBIFORMES; CORVUS CORAX; LEPUS CALIFORNICUS; PASSERI; PHASIANIDAE; SQUAMATA; SYLVILAGUS; SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII; ZENAIDA MACROURA;

EID: 0030728109     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003453     Document Type: Article

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