Towards the development of a bioeconomic stocking model for the semi‐arid savanna of KwaZulu‐Natal

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-71

  Hatch, G P ^a   Tainton, N M ^a   Ortmann, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Rainfall; Range condition; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001560896     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1996.9647899     Document Type: Article

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