Impact of cattle on conservation land licensed for grazing in South Westland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 107-120

  Timmins, Susan M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Browsing; Cattle; Conservation values; Domestic stock; Exclosures; Grazing; Grazing lease; Grazing licence; Impacts of stock; Regeneration; South Westland

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; STOCKING DENSITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ASPLENIUM; ASPLENIUM BULBIFERUM SUBSP. BULBIFERUM; BERCHEMIA; BLECHNUM; BOS TAURUS; COPROSMA; DACRYCARPUS DACRYDIOIDES; DICKSONIA; DICKSONIA SQUARROSA; DRYOPTERIS; FILICOPHYTA; GALLUS GALLUS; GRISELINIA LITTORALIS; HEDYCARYA ARBOREA; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; JOVIBARBA HEUFFELII; MELICYTUS; MELICYTUS RAMIFLORUS; NECTANDRA CORIACEA; POLYSTICHUM VESTITUM; PSEUDOPANAX CRASSIFOLIUS; PSEUDOWINTERA COLORATA; RIPOGONUM; RIPOGONUM SCANDENS; SCHEFFLERA DIGITATA; SQUARROSA; STREBLUS;

EID: 0036901866     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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