Production flexibility in extensive beef farming systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Astigarraga, Laura ^a   Ingrand, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UMR Territoires   (France)

Author keywords

Extensive farming system; Livestock production system; Mix flexibility; Process flexibility

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79954458546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03811-160107     Document Type: Article

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