Grazing effects on soil and vegetation in the patagonian steppe;Efectos del pastoreo sobre el suelo y la vegetación en la estepa patagónica

Ciencia del Suelo

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-270

  Gaitán, Juan José ^a   López, Carlos Rodolfo ^a   Bran, Donaldo Eduardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arid and semiarid zones; Overgrazing; Soil health

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OVERGRAZING; SEMIARID REGION; SHEEP; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STEPPE; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA; PATAGONIA;

OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 78149248815     PISSN: 03263169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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