Mobile pastoralists in Iran's arid lands

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-370

  Misra, Manjusha ^a  

^a NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arid and semi arid regions; Desertification; Mobile pastoralists; Rangelands; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; DESERTIFICATION; MOBILE PASTORALISTS; RANGELANDS; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; CULTIVATION; DAIRY PRODUCTS; EMPLOYMENT;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350336116     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230902752512     Document Type: Article

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