Long-term effects of sheep grazing on coastal sandplain vegetation

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-264

  Dunwiddie, Peter W ^a,b  

^a Lost Farm   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal sandplain; Grasslands; Sheep grazing; Shrub encroachment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SANDPLAIN; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PLANT COMPOSITION; SHEEP;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS;

EID: 0031405997     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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