Effect of grazing on soil-water content in semiarid rangelands of southeast Idaho

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 464-470

  Weber, K T ^a   Gokhale, B S ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance sensor; Holistic planned grazing; Partial rest; Rest; Rotational grazing; Volumetric water content

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; RANGELAND; SENSOR; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; VOLUME; WATER CONTENT;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79951773664     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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