Ruminant livestock on central pacific atolls: The potential implications of soil on herbivorous animal survival and possible implications for agriculture and human health

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 580, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Alik, Tony ^a   vander Velde, Brian ^b   vander Velde, Nancy ^b  

^a College of the Marshall Islands Liberal Arts Major ^*  (Marshall Islands)

^b Biological Consultants   (Marshall Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; HERBIVORE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LIVESTOCK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RUMINANT; SURVIVAL;

MARSHALL ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951551815     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.580.18     Document Type: Review

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