Intake by goats browsing kermes oak alone or choices of different browse combinations: Implications for Mediterranean grazing systems

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Papachristou, Thomas G ^a   Platis, Panayiotis D ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

black locust; complementarities; forage mixing; rangeland management; shrublands; white mulberry.

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; KERMES; MORUS ALBA; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 80052776661     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ11005     Document Type: Article

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