Land degradation in African pastoral systems and the destocking controversy

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Hary, Ingo ^a   Schwartz, Horst Juergen ^a   Pielert, Volker H C ^a   Mosler, Christoph ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation; Grazing systems; Rangeland ecosystems

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DESTOCKING; GRAZING SYSTEM; LAND DEGRADATION; RANGE DEGRADATION; RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM;

AFRICA; KENYA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030479599     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(95)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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