Arthropod fauna on grassland-heathland associations under different grazing managements with domestic ruminants

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 333, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-234

  Rosa García, Rocío ^a   Ocharan, Francisco José ^b   García, Urcesino ^a   Osoro, Koldo ^a   Celaya, Rafael ^a  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Cattle; Flock; Goat; Grassland; Heathland; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GOAT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; PATCHINESS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BOVIDS; CATTLE; FAUNA; GOAT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; HERD; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; VEGETATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CATTLE; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GOATS; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO; POACEAE; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ULEX;

ARCHAEOGNATHA; ARTHROPODA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CARABIDAE; HEMIPTERA; JULIDA; LINYPHIIDAE; LITHOBIOMORPHA; LOLIUM; LYCOSIDAE; OPILIONES; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX GALLII;

EID: 77949540389     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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