Does wild boar rooting affect livestock grazing areas in alpine grasslands?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 765-770

  Bueno, C Guillermo ^a   Barrio, Isabel C ^b   García González, Ricardo ^a   Alados, Concepción L ^a   Gómez García, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle; Digging; Disturbance; Sheep; Stocking rate; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

BOS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77956876712     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0372-2     Document Type: Article

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