Spatial heterogeneity stabilizes livestock productivity in a changing climate

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 193, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-41

  Allred, Brady W ^a   Scasta, John Derek ^b   Hovick, Torre J ^b   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^b   Hamilton, Robert G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Climatic extremes; Drought; Fire grazing interaction; Great plains; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HETEROGENEITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 84901686533     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.04.020     Document Type: Article

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