Understanding pastoral mobility: The case of Senegalese Fulani

Geographical Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-222

  Adriansen, Hanne Kristine ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fulani; Knowledge systems; Pastoral mobility; Rangeland ecology; Senegal

Indexed keywords

FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MOBILITY; PARADIGM SHIFT; PASTORALISM; RANGELAND;

AFRICA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50549100968     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2008.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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