Tangible evidence of historic Australian indigenous savanna management

Austral Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-250

  Preece, Noel D ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental history; Indigenous resource usage; Savannas; Traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL RECORD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; SAVANNA; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

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EID: 84876804606     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02415.x     Document Type: Article

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