In the past, environmental managers could behave as if they were managing a “natural” system to which they were external; criteria for successful management could be derived from historical data or from current pristine systems elsewhere in the world. With a few localized exceptions, this approac...
Waltner-Toews, D.
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Kay, J.J.
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Neudoerffer, C.
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Gitau, T.
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[Perspective changes everything: Managing ecosystems from the inside out]
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Perspective changes everything: Managing ecosystems from the inside out
Perry, Brian D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Gitau, T.
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Mwangi, A.
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Ndung'u, L.
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Sones, Keith R.
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[Donor investment in animal health research in developing countries: results of a study of how much, and where it goes]
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Donor investment in animal health research in developing countries: results of a study of how much, and where it goes
Omore, Amos O.
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McDermott, John J.
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Kilungo, J.
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Gitau, T.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya]
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A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya
Describing agroecosystems and assessing their sustainability and health has become of great interest to researchers, Development agents and communities. Such assessments are frequently carried out using a group of carefully chosen attributes, known as indicators. This was the approach adopted in ...
Gitau, T.
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McDermott, John J.
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Waltner-Toews, D.
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McDermott, B.
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[Use of correspondence analysis in agroecosystem health and sustainability assessment]
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Use of correspondence analysis in agroecosystem health and sustainability assessment
Small ruminants play an important, but often underestimated, role in the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers in Kenya. Besides being an important source of protein and immediate cash, they also have a variety socio-cultural values. Their importance in mixed crop-livestock systems in Kenya is exp...
Odoi, A.
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Gathuma, J.M.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Gitau, T.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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Murage, E.
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[Constraints to sheep and goat production in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya's central highlands]
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Constraints to sheep and goat production in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya's central highlands