Short-term and long-term facilitation of goose grazing by livestock in the Dutch Wadden Sea area

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-188

  van der Graaf, A J ^a   Bos, D ^a   Loonen, M J J E ^a   Engelmoer, M ^b   Drent, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Altenburg/Wymenga Ecolog Onderzoek   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barnacle geese; Branta bernicla bernicla; Branta leucopsis; Dark bellied Brent goose; Herbivory; Polder; Salt marsh; Succession

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FACILITATION; GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; SALTMARSH; WATERFOWL;

NETHERLANDS; WADDEN SEA;

ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; BOS TAURUS; BRANTA BERNICLA; BRANTA BERNICLA BERNICLA; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; FESTUCA RUBRA; OVIS ARIES; PUCCINELLIA MARITIMA; THORACICA;

EID: 0043123402     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1652/1400-0350(2002)008[0179:SALFOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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