Livestock grazing and wildlife: Developing compatibilities

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-134

  Vavra, Martin ^a,b,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Pacific Northwest Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Deer; Elk; Facilitation; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

FACILITATION; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK;

BOS TAURUS; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 22844442359     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58<128:LGAWDC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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