Patch grazing of tall grassveld by cattle after a spring burn

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 107-116

  Morris, C D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Deferment; Grazing pressure; Selective grazing; Spatial heterogeneity; Structure; Sward

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036822536     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110209485781     Document Type: Article

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