Quantitative Assessment of Grazing Behaviour of Sheep in Arid Areas
Issue Date
1969-07-01Keywords
numbersEnvironmental Changes
movement
aerial photography
grazing behavior
Kayrunnera
Quantitative Assessment
Arid Areas
spatial distribution
distance
Social Contact
Social Organization
change
sheep
rainfall
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Dudzinski, M. L., Pahl, P. J., & Arnold, G. W. (1969). Quantitative assessment of grazing behaviour of sheep in arid areas. Journal of Range Management, 22(4), 230-235.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895923Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Five indices are suggested to quantify components of spatial distribution of grazing sheep which were observed by aerial photography. Indices based on sheep numbers were more sensitive to environmental changes than those based on distances between sheep. It is suggested that the adjustment takes place by a change in the numbers within independently grazing flocks, while social contact between sheep, as reflected by various nearest-neighbour distances, remains unaltered.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3895923