Pastoral nomadism in the forest-steppe of the Mongolian Altai under a changing economy and a warming climate

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-89

  Lkhagvadorj, D ^a   Hauck, M ^b   Dulamsuren, Ch ^b   Tsogtbaatar, J ^c  

^a MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Mongolia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Forest use; Livelihoods; Livestock husbandry; Logging; Mongolian Altai; Nomads; Pasture degradation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FODDER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUELWOOD; GOAT; GRAZING; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LOGGING (TIMBER); MARKET SYSTEM; MIGRATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NOMADIC PEOPLE; PASTORALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SNOWMELT; STEPPE; SUSTAINABILITY; WARMING;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84867338541     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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