Grazing behaviour of domestic ruminants according to flock type and subsequent vegetation changes on partially improved heathlands;Conducta de pastoreo de rumiantes domésticos según el tipo de rebaño y sus efectos sobre la vegetación en brezales parcialmente mejorados

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 417-430

  Benavides, R ^a   Celaya, R ^a   Ferreira, L M M ^b   Jauregui B M ^a   Garcia U ^a   Osoro, K ^a  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diet selection; Goat; Sheep; Shrublands

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; CALLUNA; CAPRA HIRCUS; ERICA; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX GALLII;

EID: 70350680654     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2009072-432     Document Type: Article

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