Capitalizing on grass: The science of agrostology and the sustainability of ranching in the American West

Science as Culture

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 483-507

  Vetter, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrostology; Development; Factification; Grasslands; Range science; Scientific fieldwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956094974     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505431.2010.519869     Document Type: Article

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