Considering the social dimension of invasive species: The case of buffel grass

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-338

  Marshall, N A ^a   Friedel, M ^a   van Klinken, R D ^a   Grice, A C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cattle grazing; Conflict; Human dimension; Invasive; Resource dependency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; BUFFEL GRASS; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INVASIVE SPECIES; NORMAL HUMAN; PASTURE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

BOS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 79952708915     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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