Effects of cattle grazing on diversity in ephemeral wetlands

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1626-1632

  Marty, Jaymee T ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Grazing; Land management; Species richness; Vernal pools

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; GRAZING; LAND MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; INVERTEBRATA; POACEAE;

EID: 28344452649     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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