The effect of heather fragmentation and mixed grazing on the diet of sheep Ovis aries and red deer Cervus elaphus

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 309-320

  Cuartas, P ^a   Gordon, I J ^a   Hester, A J ^a   Perez Barberia, F J ^a   Hulbert, I A R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Diet composition; Herbivory faecal analysis; Vegetation fragmentation

Indexed keywords

DIET; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOORLAND;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033771633     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.00-31     Document Type: Article

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