Frame-based modelling as a method of simulating rangeland production systems in the long term

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-49

  Hahn, B D ^a   Richardson, F D ^a   Starfield, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frame based; Model; Rangeland; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; RANGELAND;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033391849     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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