The influence of farming styles on the management of the Iveragh uplands, southwest Ireland

Land Use Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 805-816

  O'Rourke, E ^a   Kramm, N ^a   Chisholm, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agri environment policies; Biodiversity; Farm typology; Farming systems; Iveragh peninsula; Uplands

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; FARMING SYSTEM; GRAZING; NATURE CONSERVATION; SHEEP; TYPOLOGY; UPLAND REGION;

COUNTY KERRY; IRELAND; IVERAGH PENINSULA; MUNSTER [IRELAND];

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84857796560     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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