The Role of Small Ruminants in Arid Zone Environments: A Review of Research Perspectives

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-332

  Oba, G ^a   Post, E ^b   Stenseth, N C ^c   Lusigi, W J ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid zone grazing lands; Crop livestock integration; Equilibrium and non equilibrium grazing models; Grazing experiments; Land degradation; Small ruminant environment relations; Stocking rates

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 0034586715     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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