Management of grazing systems in New Zealand and environmental impacts

Grassland Productivity and Ecosystems Services

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 188-197

  Lambert, M Greg ^a   Snow, V O ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

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