Moderate and light cattle grazing effects on Chihuahuan Desert rangelands

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-139

  Holechek, Jerry ^a   Galt, Dee ^a   Joseph, Jamus ^a   Navarro, Joseph ^a   Kumalo, Godfrey ^a   Molinar, Francisco ^a   Thomas, Milt ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Arid lands; Livestock; Range management; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK; RANGELAND; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA ERIOPODA; SPOROBOLUS;

EID: 0037348601     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003896     Document Type: Article

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