Patterns of resource use by livestock during and after drought on the commons of Namaqualand, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 728-739

  Samuels, M I ^a   Allsopp, N ^a   Knight, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Communal rangeland; Drought; Livestock activity patterns; Livestock farming; Pastoralism

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; RESOURCE USE;

AFRICA; NAMAQUALAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249301684     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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