Using local experts as benchmarks for household local ecological knowledge: Scoring in South African savannas

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1641-1646

  Steele, Melita Z ^a   Shackleton, Charlie M ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Experts; Local ecological knowledge; Savanna; Scoring; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPERT; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; INFORMAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; LOCAL EXPERTS; RURAL REGIONS; SAVANNA; SCORING; SOUTH AFRICA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

BENCHMARKING; BIOME; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SAVANNA; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; RURAL AREA; SAVANNA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; WOOD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77953284578     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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