An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 601-622

  Thornton, P K ^a   Galvin, K A ^b   Boone, R B ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Agro pastoralism; Cash flow; Dietary energy; Ngorongoro Conservation Area; Savanna; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENERGY FLOW; MODELING; PASTORALISM; RANGELAND; SAVANNA;

TANZANIA;

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037400745     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(01)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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