Grazing regime as a tool to assess positive side effects of livestock farming systems on wading birds

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 109-117

  Tichit, Muriel ^a   Renault, Olivier ^a   Potter, Thomas ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Grazing intensity; Habitat conservation; Wading birds; Wet grasslands

Indexed keywords

AVES; NUMENIUS; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA;

EID: 24644445612     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.05.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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