Research observation: Hydrolyzable and condensed tannins in plants of northwest Spain forests

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 461-465

  Gonzalez Hernandez M P ^a   Karchesy, J ^b   Starkey, E E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astringency; Galicia; Nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING; TANNIN;

GALICIA; SPAIN;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULA ALBA; BETULA PUBESCENS; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CERVIDAE; ERICACEAE; MAMMALIA; MYRTILLUS; POACEAE; POTENTILLA ERECTA; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; QUERCUS ROBUR; ROSACEAE; RUBUS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0141958860     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003837     Document Type: Article

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