Effects of tourism pressure on herd composition in the Sherpa villages of Sagarmatha National Park (Everest, Nepal)

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 412-418

  Padoa Schioppa, Emilio ^a   Baietto, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Biella   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological effects of tourism; Herd composition; Human ecology; Yak (Bos grunniensis)

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LIVESTOCK; SEX RATIO; TOURISM; UNGULATE; VILLAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SAGARMATHA; SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS GRUNNIENS;

EID: 56249147507     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3843/SusDev.15.5:2     Document Type: Article

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