Economics of flexible versus conservative stocking strategies to manage climate variability risk

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 415-425

  Torell, L Allen ^a   Murugan, Subramanian ^a   Ramirez, Octavio A ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bouteloua gracilis; climate forecast; drought; grazing flexibility; linear programming; stocking strategies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ARID REGION; C4 PLANT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING; HERB; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RANCHING; RANGELAND; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954747522     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00131.1     Document Type: Article

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