The development of forage production and utilization gradients around livestock watering points

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-333

  Adler, Peter B ^a,b   Hall, Sonia A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Eastern Washington; Foraging behavior; Grazing; Piosphere; Simulation model; Spatial hetereogeneity; USA; Utilization

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; RESOURCE USE; WATERING POINT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 15944388812     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-005-0467-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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