Safe pasture utilisation rates as a grazing management tool in extensively grazed tropical savannas of northern Australia

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 305-315

  Hunt, L P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Grazing intensity; Perennial grasses; Rangelands; Stocking rates

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 55149089848     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ07058     Document Type: Article

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