Landscape use by cattle affected by pasture developments and season

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 426-434

  Zuo, Haitao ^a,b   Miller Goodman, Mary S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

DEI; Distribution patterns; Diurnal activities; Habitat use; Lower southeastern USA; Riparian habitats; Shade sources; Water sources

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DEGRADATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; GRAZING; HABITAT USE; PASTURE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 15944380763     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003970     Document Type: Article

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