Effects of the timing of multiple grazings by geese on net aboveground primary production of swards of Puccinellia phryganodes

• Main Authors: D S Hik, H A Sadul, R L Jefferiest
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: Napp; Puccinellia phryganodes
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1080.9038; http://www.journalofecology.org/SpringboardWebApp/userfiles/jec/file/VI%20Bob%20Jefferies/79_3_pp_715-730.pdf

SUMMARY (1) The effects of the frequency and timing of multiple grazings (including faecal input) by captive goslings of the lesser snow goose on net above-ground primary production (NAPP) and shoot nitrogen content of swards of the forage grass, Puccinellia phryganodes were examined. The effects of...