Environmental variability and the fishery dynamics of the Okavango delta, Botswana: The case of subsistence fishing

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 119-127

  Mmopelwa, G ^a   Mosepele, K ^a   Mosepele, B ^a   Moleele, N ^a   Ngwenya, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Environmental variability; Rural livelihoods; Subsistence fishing

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HARVESTING; RURAL POPULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 59449093149     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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