Access to land, livestock production and ecosystem conservation in the Brazilian Campos biome: The natural grasslands dilemma

Livestock Science

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 158-162

  Carvalho, Paulo César de Faccio ^a   Batello, Caterina ^b  

^a Faculdade de Agronomia   (Brazil)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal production; Brazil; Land policies; Natural grasslands; Pampa; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57249105212     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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