Forage biomass of 22 shrub species from Monfragüe Natural Park (SW Spain) assessed by log-log regression models

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-231

  Paton, D ^a   Nunez J ^a   Bao, D ^b   Munoz A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

Forage biomass; Monfrag e Natural Park; Red deer; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; CARRYING CAPACITY; FORAGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EXTREMADURA; MONFRAGUE NATURAL PARK; SPAIN;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0036815054     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0993     Document Type: Article

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