Grazing and environmental change on the Tarija Altiplano, Bolivia

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Preston, David ^a   Fairbairn, Jamie ^a   Panlagua, Narel ^b   Yevara, Martha ^b   Beck, Stephan ^b   Maas, Glenn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Grazing; Household livelihoods; Tarija altiplano; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GRAZING; RURAL ECONOMY; VEGETATION COVER;

BOLIVIA; TARIJA ALTIPLANO;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0042701935     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2003)023[0141:GAECOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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