Managing livestock grazing for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) on winter range in the Great Basin

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 198-203

  Austin, Dennis D ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grazing management; Great Basin; Habitat management; Livestock grazing; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Plant succession; Winter range

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034177967     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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