Conservation of heathland by sheep grazing in Brittany (France): Importance of grazing period on dry and mesophilous heathlands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 333-344

  Gallet, Sébastien ^a   Roze, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Erica; Heathland; Management; Sheep grazing; Ulex

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; HEATHLAND;

FRANCE;

ERICA; ERICA CILIARIS; ERICA CINEREA; OVIS ARIES; ULEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0034929566     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(00)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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