Elk forage utilization within rested units of rest-rotation grazing systems

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-18

  Werner, Scott J ^a   Urness, Philip J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Forage regrowth; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

ELK; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HERBIVORY; REST-ROTATION GRAZING SYSTEM;

FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST; USA; UTAH;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0031882695     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003557     Document Type: Article

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