Pastoralists' perceptions of biodiversity and land management strategies in the arid Stony Plains region of South Australia: Implications for policy makers

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-103

  Waudby, Helen P ^a   Petit, Sophie ^a   Robinson, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian deserts; Climate; Community engagement; Cracking clay soils; Remote communities; Station

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLAY; CONSERVATION; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PURCHASING;

AUSTRALIAN DESERT; BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENTS; CLAY SOIL; CLIMATE; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; CRACKING CLAY SOIL; LAND MANAGEMENTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; REMOTE COMMUNITIES; STATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

RAIN;

ARID REGION; BIODIVERSITY; CLAY SOIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DESERT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PASTORALISM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RANGELAND; RESOURCE USE; STAKEHOLDER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAND BIOME; LAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84864828085     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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