Prediction of the shoot production of heather under grazing in the uplands of Great Britain

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 408-424

  Palmer, S C F ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNING; GRAZING; HEATHER; PRODUCTION MODEL; SHOOT PRODUCTION;

SCOTLAND; UK;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 0031448221     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1997.tb02373.x     Document Type: Article

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