Flower production of Aster tripolium is affected by behavioral differences in livestock species and stocking densities: The role of activity and selectivity

Ecological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 821-831

  Nolte, Stefanie ^a   Esselink, Peter ^a,b   Bakker, Jan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Puccimar ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grazing; Horse; Salt marsh; Semi natural grassland

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATTLE; DAMAGE; DEFOLIATION; FLOWER; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HORSE; LIVESTOCK; MOBILITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT; SALTMARSH; STOCKING DENSITY; TRAMPLING;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; ASTER TRIPOLIUM; BOS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84883767292     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-013-1064-7     Document Type: Article

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