Utilization of heterogeneous grasslands by domestic herbivores: Theory to management

Animal Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 321-333

  Bailey, Derek W ^a   Dumont, Bertrand ^b   WallisDeVries, Michiel F ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^c Dutch Butterfly Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior; Biodiversity; Distribution; Grazing; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 3042882170     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19980501     Document Type: Review

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