Effects of grazing on the demography and growth of the Texas tortoise

Conservation Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1091-1101

  Kazmaier, Richard T ^a   Hellgren, Eric C ^a   Ruthven III, Donald C ^b   Synatzske, David R ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAZING; GROWTH; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPTILE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034896721     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2001.0150041091.x     Document Type: Article

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