Co-existence of wildlife and pastoralism on extensive rangelands: competition or compatibility?

Pastoralism

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Niamir Fuller, Maryam ^a   Kerven, Carol ^b   Reid, Robin ^c   Milner Gulland, Eleanor ^d  

^a United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

^b Odessa Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84975215610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20417136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2041-7136-2-8     Document Type: Editorial

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