Dealing with drought: Social implications of different smallholder survival strategies in semi-arid rangelands of Northern Patagonia, Argentina

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-255

  Easdale, Marcos H ^a   Rosso, Heber ^b  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b Programa Ganadero   (Argentina)

Author keywords

adaptability; diversification; off farm income; partnership; social networks

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954223742     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ09071     Document Type: Article

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