Integrating hill sheep production and newly established native woodland: Achieving sustainability through multiple land use in Scotland

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-147

  Morgan Davies, C ^a   Waterhouse, A ^a   Pollock, M L ^a   Holland, J P ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hill sheep; Integration; Land use; Multiple objectives; Native woodland

Indexed keywords

AVES; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 44949115051     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2007.0248     Document Type: Article

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