Movement response patterns of livestock to rainfall variability in the Richtersveld National Park

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-125

  Hendricks, H H ^a   Clark, B ^b   Bond, W J ^c   Midgley, J J ^c   Novellie, P A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'Key resource' area; Conservation; Herd; Pastoralists; Stock post

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24944575569     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110509485869     Document Type: Article

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