Nitrogen Depletion and Redistribution by Free-Ranging Cattle in the Restoration Process of Mosaic Landscapes: The Role of Foraging Strategy and Habitat Proportion

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 205-216

  Van Uytvanck, Jan ^a,b   Milotic, Tanja ^a   Hoffmann, Maurice ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Critical nitrogen loads; Grazing management; Habitat and diet selection; Large herbivores

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; LANDSCAPE; NITROGEN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

BELGIUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77956581127     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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