Sustainability in Spanish extensive farms (Dehesas): An economic and management indicator-based evaluation

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-162

  Gaspar, P ^a   Mesias F J ^a   Escribano, M ^a   Pulido, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Livestock production; Management strategies; MESMIS; Rangelands; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVERGREEN TREE; GRASSLAND; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASTURE; PROFITABILITY; RANGELAND; SUSTAINABILITY; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BOS; OVIS ARIES; QUERCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 66949150948     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-135.1     Document Type: Article

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