Reconciling Flexibility and Tenure Security for Pastoral Resources: The Geography of Transhumance Networks in Eastern Senegal

Human Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 199-215

  Turner, Matthew D ^a   McPeak, John G ^a   Gillin, Kramer ^a   Kitchell, Erin ^a   Kimambo, Niwaeli ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Fulani; Pastoral mobility; Resilience; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963818987     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: 15729915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-016-9812-2     Document Type: Article

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