Settlement, trees and termites in Central North Namibia: A case of indigenous resource management

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 307-335

  Verlinden, A ^a,b   Seely, M K ^a   Hillyer, A ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GIS; Indigenous fruit trees; Indigenous knowledge; Resource management; Settlement

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; GRAZING; HYDROLOGY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TERMITE; TREE; WATER LEVEL;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 33646097671     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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