Cattle and salmon I: Cattle distribution and behavior in a northeastern Oregon riparian ecosystem

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-273

  Ballard, Teena M ^a   Krueger, William C ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Plant habitats; Redd; Salmon spawning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CATTLE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BOS TAURUS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 22744452789     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58[267:CASICD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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