Ecosystem Management Using Livestock: Embracing Diversity and Respecting Ecological Principles

Overview

Journal Anim Front

Publisher Oxford University Press

Date 2023 Apr 19

PMID 37073311

Authors

Logan Thompson

Jason Rowntree

Wilhelm Windisch

Sinead M Waters

Laurence Shalloo

Pablo Manzano

Affiliations

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