Sheep and goat grazing effects on three Atlantic heathland types

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-126

  Jáuregui, Berta M ^a   García, Urcesino ^a   Osoro, Koldo ^a   Celaya, Rafael ^a  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gorse; Heather; Herbivory; Plant succession; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOAT; GRAZING; HEATHLAND; HERBIVORE; RUMINANT; SHEEP; SHRUBLAND; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BOVIDAE; CALLUNA; CAPRA HIRCUS; ERICA; OVIS ARIES; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX GALLII;

EID: 66949174727     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-120.1     Document Type: Article

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