Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on grazing systems: 3. Effects on diversity of vegetation

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-184

  Scimone, M ^a   Rook, A J ^b   Garel, J P ^c   Sahin, N ^d  

^a ERSA Friuli Venezia Giulia   (Italy)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breed; Dominance; Grazing intensity; Heterogeneity; Richness; Species turnover; Structural diversity; Vegetation diversity

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DOMINANCE; GRASS; GRAZING; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK; PASTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SWARD; VEGETATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 34250010020     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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