Redistribution of phosphorus by cattle on a traditional mountain pasture in the Alps

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-386

  Jewell, P L ^a   Kauferle D ^a   Gusewell S ^a   Berry, N R ^a   Kreuzer, M ^a   Edwards, P J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Modelling; Nutrient losses; Soil nutrients; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CATTLE; GIS; GRAZING; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING; MOUNTAIN; NUTRIENT LOSS; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34250162119     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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