Refugia from browsing as reference sites for restoration planning

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-273

  Ripple, William J ^a   Beschta, Robert L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Livestock grazing; Predation risk; Refugia; Ungulate browsing; Woody browse species

Indexed keywords

UNGULATA;

EID: 18444401469     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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