Livestock, medicinal plants and rangeland viability in Jordan’s Badia: through the lens of traditional and local knowledge

Pastoralism

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Al Tabini, Raed ^a   Al Khalidi, Khalid ^b   Al Shudiefat, Mustafa ^c  

^a Royal Botanic Garden   (Jordan)

^b Founder the Royal Botanic Garden   (Jordan)

^c Veterinarian at the National Centre for Research and Development Badia Program   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Badu; Bedouin; grazing management; hima; medicinal plants; Rangeland; traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975468893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20417136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2041-7136-2-4     Document Type: Article

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