Horseflies, wolves and wells: biophysical and socio-economic factors influencing livestock distribution in Kazakhstan’s rangelands
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- 作者：Carol Kervena ; carol_kerven@msn.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Sarah Robinsona ; Roy Behnkea ; Kanysh Kushenovb ; E.J. Milner-Gullanda ; c
- 关键词：Pastoralism ; Central Asia ; Post- Soviet ; Privatization ; Mobility ; Resource matching
- 刊名：Land Use Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：52
- 期：Complete
- 页码：392-409
- 全文大小：4101 K
文摘
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Multidisciplinary study of pastoral livestock distribution in Kazakhstan rangelands.
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Some livestock are moved seasonally to pastures in different ecozones.
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Livestock managers evaluate their biophysical and socio-economic resources.
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Livestock distribution is not ideally matched to forage and water availability.
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Policy needed to redress national under-matching of livestock to natural resources.