Effects of cattle stocking rates on nematode communities in south Florida

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-35

  McSorley, Robert ^a   Tanner, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Grazing; Nontarget organisms; Pastures; Ranch management; Richness; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; CATTLE; GRAZING PRESSURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NEMATODE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PASTURE; RANGELAND; SEASONALITY; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STOCKING DENSITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; NEMATODA;

EID: 33846921369     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-096R2.1     Document Type: Article

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