Spatial and temporal patterns of heather use by sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 772-784

  Hester, A J ^a   Baillie, G J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calluna; Fragmentation; Grazing; Trampling; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNGULATE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; OVIS ARIES; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0032422784     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.355348.x     Document Type: Article

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