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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
Book Chapter 2008

Autor: Hobbs, N.T. Reid, Robin S. Galvin, K.A. Ellis, J.E.

Human action has modified the earth in many ways, but one of the most pervasive effects of humans on the environment is dissection of natural systems into spatially isolated parts, a process generally known as fragmentation. Fragmentation of environments is not only caused by humans; dynamic natu...

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Hobbs, N.T. ,  Reid, Robin S. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  Ellis, J.E. ,  [Fragmentation of arid and semi-Arid ecosystems: Implications for people and animals] ,  Fragmentation of arid and semi-Arid ecosystems: Implications for people and animals
Book 2008

Autor: Galvin, K.A. Reid, Robin S. Behnke, R.H. Hobbs, N.T.

Exploring the concept of fragmentation, the ecological processes interrupted by fragmentation, and the social consequences of fragmented landscapes, this book presents a timely synthesis on the effects of fragmentation on arid and semi-arid pastoral systems throughout the world. The global signi...

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Galvin, K.A. ,  Reid, Robin S. ,  Behnke, R.H. ,  Hobbs, N.T. ,  [Fragmentation in semi-arid and arid landscapes: consequences for human and natural systems] ,  Fragmentation in semi-arid and arid landscapes: consequences for human and natural systems
Book Chapter 2008

Autor: Galvin, K.A. Thornton, Philip K. Boone, Randall B.
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Galvin, K.A. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  [Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem] ,  Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Book Chapter 2014

Autor: Reid, Robin S. Kaelo D Nkedianye DK Kristjanson, Patricia M. Said, Mohammed Yahya Galvin, K.A. Gambill I

Much of the effort to include communities in conservation of large landscapes has been driven by interests outside the savannas, either by national governments, NGOs, or foreign conservationists (Neumann 2002, Brockington et al. 2008). Once included in conservation planning only as an afterthough...

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Reid, Robin S. ,  Kaelo D ,  Nkedianye DK ,  Kristjanson, Patricia M. ,  Said, Mohammed Yahya ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  Gambill I ,  [The Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem and Greater Maasailand: Building the Role of Local Leaders, Institutions, and Communities] ,  The Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem and Greater Maasailand: Building the Role of Local Leaders, Institutions, and Communities
Journal Article 2006

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

A major challenge for contemporary conservation policies and practices is formulating workable compromises between wildlife conservation and the people who live with wildlife. We strongly support the view that anthropology has a critical role to play in contributing to our understanding of human-...

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Galvin, K.A. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Pinho, J.R. de ,  Sunderland, J. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  [Integrated modeling and its potential for resolving conflicts between conservation and people in the rangelands of East Africa] ,  Integrated modeling and its potential for resolving conflicts between conservation and people in the rangelands of East Africa
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: Thornton, Philip K. BurnSilver, S.B. Boone, Randall B. Galvin, K.A.

Pastoral communities in East Africa are facing considerable challenges arising from shifts in land tenure policy from communal to individual landholdings and high human population growth rates. Over the last 30 years, livestock-to-human ratios have generally declined to levels that will no longer...

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Thornton, Philip K. ,  BurnSilver, S.B. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  [Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya] ,  Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya
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

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