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Book Chapter 2008

Autor: Reid, Robin S. Galvin, K.A. Kruska, R.S.

More of the land surface of the earth is used for grazing than for any other purpose (FAO 1999, WRI 2000, Asner et al. 2004, Ojima and Chuluun, Chapter 8). Although livestock and wildlife graze in forests and woodlands, we focus here on the lands where most herding peoples and their livestock gra...

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Reid, Robin S. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  Kruska, R.S. ,  [Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: An introduction] ,  Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: An introduction
Book Chapter 2008

Autor: Galvin, K.A. Thornton, Philip K. Boone, Randall B. Knapp, L.M.

South Africa is a nation rich in natural resources, from diamonds and gold, to the world-famous fauna in Kruger and other national parks, to areas of extreme diversity in flora (the southern coast of South Africa is rich in plant species) (Kemper et al. 1999). South Africa is also home to 43 mill...

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Galvin, K.A. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  Knapp, L.M. ,  [North-West Province, South Africa: Communal and commercial livestock systems in transition] ,  North-West Province, South Africa: Communal and commercial livestock systems in transition
Journal Article 1986

Autor: Coppock, D.L. Swift, D.M. Ellis, J.E. Galvin, K.A.

Presents energy budgets and estimates of forage intake requirements developed for adult camels, cattle, sheep and goats managed by nomads of the arid Turkana district of north - western Kenya. Includes data on livestock activity patterns, diet quality, weight changes and milk yields with literatu...

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Coppock, D.L. ,  Swift, D.M. ,  Ellis, J.E. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  [Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem] ,  Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem
Journal Article 2006

Autor: Boone, Randall B. Galvin, K.A. Thornton, Philip K. Swift, D.M. Coughenour, M.B.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania, contains renowned wildlife, an expanding human population, and cultivation by Maasai agro-pastoralists and non-Maasai agriculturalists. We used integrated assessments to explore some effects of cultivation on livestock, resident wildlife, and people. ...

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Boone, Randall B. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Swift, D.M. ,  Coughenour, M.B. ,  [Cultivation and conservation in Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania] ,  Cultivation and conservation in Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania
Journal Article 2005-09-15

Autor: Boone, Randall B. BurnSilver, S.V. Thornton, Philip K. Worden, J.S. Galvin, K.A.

In Kajiado District, Kenya, ranches held communally by Maasai are being subdivided into individually owned parcels. Livestock owners know that herds on parcels that are too small cannot be viable, but the decline in the capacity of parcels to support livestock has not been quantified. We used eco...

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Boone, Randall B. ,  BurnSilver, S.V. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Worden, J.S. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  [Quantifying declines in livestock due to land subdivision] ,  Quantifying declines in livestock due to land subdivision
Journal Article 2004

Autor: Thornton, Philip K. Fawcett, R.H. Galvin, K.A. Boone, Randall B. Hudson, J.W. Vogel, C.H.

Drought is a frequent occurrence in the Northwest Province of South Africa, and it appears to be strongly influenced by El Niño-Southern Oscillation events. The South African Weather Services produce long-term seasonal climate forecasts for 3 and 6 mo in advance that could allow crop and livesto...

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Thornton, Philip K. ,  Fawcett, R.H. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  Hudson, J.W. ,  Vogel, C.H. ,  [Evaluating management options that use climate forecasts: Modelling livestock production systems in the semi-arid zone of South Africa] ,  Evaluating management options that use climate forecasts: Modelling livestock production systems in the semi-arid zone of South Africa
Journal Article 2004

Autor: Galvin, K.A. Thornton, Philip K. Boone, Randall B. Sunderland, J.

East African pastoral adaptation and vulnerability to climate variability and climate change is assessed, using data from decision making processes and ecological data of the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area as an example. The paper uses integrated modeling, linking PHEWS, a household mode...

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Galvin, K.A. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  Sunderland, J. ,  [Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania] ,  Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania

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