A simulation model of long-term climate, livestock and vegetation interactions on communal rangelands in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo, Namaqualand, South Africa

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 183, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 211-230

  Hahn, B D ^a   Richardson, F D ^a   Hoffman, M T ^a   Roberts, R ^b   Todd, S W ^b   Carrick, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desertification; Goat production; Semi arid rangeland; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; RAIN; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VEGETATION;

CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; FARMERS; NAMAQUALAND; WINTER RAINFALL;

ARID REGIONS;

CLIMATE; COMMON LAND; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; RANGELAND; STOCKING DENSITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; ECOSYSTEMS; METEOROLOGY; PLANNING; PLANTS; RAIN; SIMULATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMAQUALAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 13844322365     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.07.028     Document Type: Article

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