Communal rangeland rest in arid area, a tool for facing animal feed costs and drought mitigation: The case of Chenini community, Southern Tunisia

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 822-825

  Ouled Belgacem, Azaiez ^a   Ben Salem, Hichem ^b   Bouaicha, Ali ^c   El Mourid, Mohamed ^d  

^a Range Ecology Laboratory   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c CRDA Tataouine ^*  (Tunisia)

^d International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Communal rangelands; Plant cover; Production; Rest technique; Southern Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; COST CONTROL; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORAGE YIELD; PRODUCTIVITY; RANGELAND; SPECIES RICHNESS; TUNISIA;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM;

EID: 60249094379     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.822.825     Document Type: Article

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