Adaptive management for complex communal rangelands in South Africa

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 65-69

  Allsopp, Nicky ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

non linear systems; resilience; social ecological systems; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880316158     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220119.2013.781062     Document Type: Article

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