The role of traditional farming practices in ecosystem conservation: The case of transhumance and vultures

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1844-1853

  Olea, Pedro P ^a   Mateo Tomás, Patricia ^b  

^a IE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Gyps fulvus; Livestock; Roost; Sheep; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MOUNTAIN REGION; PASTURE; RAPTOR; ROOST SITE; SHEEP;

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

GYPS FULVUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67349111743     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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