Carrying capacity of three grassland ecosystems in Bundelkhand region (U.P.), India

Range Management and Agroforestry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-61

  Ratan, Neel ^a   Singh, U N ^a,b  

^a Department of Botany   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Bundelkhand; Carrying capacity; Firing; Grassland; Grazing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84883113653     PISSN: 09712070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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