Effects of range management on the lower Rio Grande watershed

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-233

  McBryde, Gary ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Grazing; Livestock; Range; Watershed; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 0031743149     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0436     Document Type: Article

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