Using a spatially explicit model to understand the impact of search rate and search distance on spatial heterogeneity within an herbivore grazing system

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 203, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 319-326

  Swain, D L ^a   Hutchings, M R ^c   Marion, G ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Grazing systems; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; GRAZING SYSTEMS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SWARD STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FITNESS; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORY; HETEROGENEITY; RESOURCE USE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; SWARD; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34047124721     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.11.031     Document Type: Article

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