Unfolding relations between land cover and farm management: High nature value assessment in complex silvo-pastoral systems

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-108

  Almeida, Mara ^a   Guerra, Carlos ^a,b   Pinto Correia, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

high nature value; land management; silvo pastoral system; vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; LAND COVER; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PASTORALISM; STOCKING DENSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84888004304     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2013.848611     Document Type: Article

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