Comparative foraging and nutrition of horses and cattle in European wetlands

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 120-133

  Menard, Catherine ^a   Duncan, Patrick ^a,b   Fleurance, Geraldine ^a,d   Georges, Jean Yves ^a   Lila, Marc ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d Les Haras Nationaux Direction du Développement ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Food intake; Grazing management; Habitat selection; Herbivory; Niche overlap

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; NUTRITION; RESOURCE USE; UNGULATE;

EUROPE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; POACEAE; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036200521     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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