Botanical composition of bison diets on tallgrass prairie in Oklahoma

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 379-382

  Coppedge, Bryan R ^a   Leslie Jr , David M ^a   Shaw, James H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bison bison; Bluestems; Forbs; Grasses; Grazing; Sedges

Indexed keywords

BISON; DIET; GRAZING; HERBAGE; PRAIRIE;

OKLAHOMA; USA;

BISON BISON;

EID: 0031874158     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003321     Document Type: Article

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