Knowing the land: A review of local knowledge revealed in ranch memoirs

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-155

  Knapp, Corrine Noel ^a   Fernandez Gimenez, Maria ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Local knowledge; Ranch memoirs; Rangeland; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KNOWLEDGE; RANCHING; RANGELAND; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62149121339     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-088.1     Document Type: Article

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