New approaches and tools for grazing management

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 407-417

  Laca, Emilio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grazing systems; Heterogeneity; Scaling; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DEFOLIATION; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HETEROGENEITY; PASTURE; SHEEP; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 70349665365     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-104.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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