Pyric-herbivory and cattle performance in grassland ecosystems

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 659-663

  Limb, Ryan F ^a   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^b   Engle, David M ^b   Weir, John R ^b   Elmore, R Dwayne ^b   Bidwell, Terrance G ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiversity; conservation grazing; fire; heterogeneity; patch burn; vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BODY CONDITION; CATTLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIRE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; HETEROGENEITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PASTURE; PATCH SIZE; PRAIRIE; RANGELAND; STOCKING DENSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

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EID: 81855217363     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00192.1     Document Type: Article

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