An alternative rotational stocking management designed to favour butterflies in permanent grasslands

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-149

  Farruggia, A ^a   Dumont, B ^a   Scohier, A ^a   Leroy, T ^b   Pradel, P ^c   Garel, J P ^c  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d Auvergne   (France)

^c UE 1296 Monts d'Auvergne   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diversity; Flowering intensity; Grazing; Heterogeneity; Lepidoptera; Rotational stocking

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CATTLE; CROP ROTATION; FLOWERING; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STOCKING DENSITY; SWARD;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84856632283     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2011.00829.x     Document Type: Article

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