Quantifying the grazing impacts associated with different herbivores on rangelands

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1176-1187

  Albon, S D ^a   Brewer, M J ^b   O'Brien, S ^a,c   Nolan, A J ^a   Cope, D ^a,d  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^d DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Cattle; Cervus elaphus; Conservation; Habitat management; Heather; Red deer; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CATTLE; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERBIVORE; HUNTING; RANGELAND; SHEEP; SHRUB; TRAMPLING; UPLAND REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 35648967141     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01318.x     Document Type: Article

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