Ecological implications of traditional livestock husbandry and associated land use practices: A case study from the trans-Himalaya, India

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-314

  Chandrasekhar, K ^a   Rao, K S ^b   Maikhuri, R K ^c   Saxena, K G ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Diet breadth; Grazing; Himalaya; Indigenous knowledge; Stall feeding; Sustainable livelihoods; Traditional land management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DIET; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; LAND USE PLANNING; LIVESTOCK; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

ANIMALIA; BOS GRUNNIENS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CARAGANA; CAREX; CICER ARIETINUM; CICER MICROPHYLLUM; COUSINIA; EQUUS ASINUS; OVIS ARIES; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA; SESELI; THERMOPSIS INFLATA;

EID: 33845604023     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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