High reliability pastoralism

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-55

  Emery, Roe ^a   Huntsinger, Lynn ^a   Labnow, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

High reliability; International development; Overgrazing; Pastoralism; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; RANGELAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032078943     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0375     Document Type: Article

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