Effect of livestock breed and grazing intensity on grazing systems: 5. Management and policy implications

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-436

  Mills, J ^a   Rook, A J ^b   Dumont, B ^c   Isselstein, J ^d   Scimone, M ^e   Wallis De Vries, M F ^f  

^a Countryside and Community Research Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e ERSA Friuli Venezia Giulia   (Italy)

^f DUTCH BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Biodiversity; Grazing intensity; Livestock breeds

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; LIVESTOCK;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 36248985595     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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