Wild boar (Sus scrofa) damages to mountain grassland. A case study in the Belluno province, eastern Italian Alps

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 845-847

  Cocca, Giampaolo ^a   Sturaro, E ^a   Dal Compare, L ^a   Ramanzin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Crop damage; Mountain grassland; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; POACEAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 34250819331     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.845     Document Type: Conference Paper

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