Plant species richness in relation to pasture position, management, and scale

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-391

  Guretzky, John A ^a   Moore, Kenneth J ^b   Burras, C Lee ^b   Brummer, E Charles ^c  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous grazing; Forage legumes; Grazing management; Legume diversity; Pasture species diversity; Rotational grazing

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250208042     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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