ELEMENTAL CONTENT OF ANIMAL LICKS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ROCKY-MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA

Authors
DORMAAR JF WALKER BD
Citation
Jf. Dormaar et Bd. Walker, ELEMENTAL CONTENT OF ANIMAL LICKS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ROCKY-MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA, Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 76(4), 1996, pp. 509-512
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Soil Science
Journal title
Canadian Journal of Soil Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00084271
Volume
76
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
509 - 512
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4271(1996)76:4<509:ECOALA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A number of animal licks, representing dry earth exposures, muck licks , and rock face licks, were sampled and analysed for 12 elements by us ing a sulphuric acid-hydrogen peroxide method to simulate digesta. The various types of licks may serve different needs. Sodium, magnesium, manganese, iron, and copper may draw animals to specific sites.