Understorey foraging and habitat selection by sheep in mixed Atlantic woodland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 863-870

  Garin, I ^a   Aldezabal, A ^a   Herrero, J ^b,c   Garcia Serrano A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c Ega Wildlife Consultants   (Spain)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Natural regeneration; Woodland type

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; MIXED FOREST; SHEEP; UNDERSTORY;

FAGUS; ILEX AQUIFOLIUM; QUERCUS; RUBUS ULMIFOLIUS;

EID: 0034488685     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236556     Document Type: Article

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