Interactions of Grazing History, Cattle Removal and Time since Rain Drive Divergent Short-Term Responses by Desert Biota

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Frank, Anke S K ^a   Dickman, Chris R ^a   Wardle, Glenda M ^a   Greenville, Aaron C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOTA; CATTLE; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FAUNA; FLORA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; CATTLE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; LIVESTOCK; RAIN;

EID: 84880492538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068466     Document Type: Article

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