The relative importance of grazing stock type and grazing intensity for conservation of mesotrophic 'old meadow' pasture

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-185

  Stewart, Gavin B ^a   Pullin, Andrew S ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Evidence based conservation; Grassland; Horses; Ponies; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND USE PLANNING; MEADOW; NATURE CONSERVATION; PASTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STOCKING DENSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 54949087804     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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