Changing grazing systems in central north Namibia

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-197

  Verlinden, Alex ^a,b   Kruger, A S ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

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

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Indigenous knowledge; Livestock movements; Migration; Namibia; Rangeland condition

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LIVESTOCK MOVEMENTS; NAMIBIA; RANGELAND CONDITION;

AGRICULTURE;

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MIGRATION; RANGELAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

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

BOS; POACEAE;

EID: 34147208925     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.769     Document Type: Article

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