Comparative sustainability assessment of extensive beef cattle farms in a high nature value agroforestry system

Rangeland Ecology, Management and Conservation Benefits

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 65-86

  Escribano, A J ^a   Gaspar, P ^a   Mesias F J ^a   Escribano, M ^a   Pulido, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Dehesa; Livestock systems; Mediterranean; Organic farming; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956619422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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