How are people affecting the distribution of less migratory wildlife in the southern Kalahari of Botswana? A spatial analysis

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 129-141

  Verlinden, Alex ^a,b,e   Perkins, Jeremy S ^c   Murray, Mark ^d   Masunga, Gaseitsiwe ^a  

^a National Parks   (Botswana)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d N Namibia Environmental Project ^*  (Botswana)

^e Environment and Development Group   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Kalahari; Livestock; Spatial statistics; Utilization; Vegetation; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

GEMSBOK; GIS; LIVESTOCK; MIGRATORY MAMMAL; WILDLIFE SURVEY;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI DERSERT;

ORYX GAZELLA;

EID: 0031884983     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0298     Document Type: Article

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