Heterogeneity in tall fescue pastures created and sustained by cattle grazing

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 644-649

  Cid, Maria Silvia ^a,b   Brizuela, Miguel A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nac Invest Cie y Tec A ^*

^c Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Festuca arundinacea Schreb; Patch grazing

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; PASTURE; PATCH USE; STOCKING DENSITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031763959     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003606     Document Type: Article

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