Viewpoint: Implications of spatial variability for estimating forage use

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-156

  Bork, Edward W ^a,b   Werner, Scott J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual net primary productivity; Grazing; Herbivory; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; STOCKING DENSITY;

EID: 0033012078     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003509     Document Type: Article

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