Burning the seasonal mosaic: Preventative burning strategies in the wooded savanna of southern Mali

Human Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-186

  Laris, Paul ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire management; Fires; Indigenous resource management; Savanna; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BURNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; SAVANNA;

MALI;

EID: 0036308026     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015685529180     Document Type: Article

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