Responses of heather moorland and Mediterranean mouflon foraging to prescribed-burning and cutting

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 967-972

  Cazau, Marjorie ^a   Garel, Mathieu ^a   Maillard, Daniel ^a  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Diet forage quality; Habitat improvement; Mechanical cutting; Mouflon; Open landscape restoration; Ovis gmelini musimon x Ovis sp.; Prescribed burning; Scan sampling

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT USE; HEATHLAND; HUNTING; MOORLAND; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; ERICA CINEREA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; OVIS GMELINI; OVIS SP.;

EID: 79957606473     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.117     Document Type: Article

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