Temporal mobility patterns of livestock in semi‐arid communal rangelands in South Africa

摘要：

Historically,indigenous communal livestock farmers in Namaqualand,South Africa followed seasonal transhumant patterns between upland areas and coastal plains.They established themselves around permanent water points on the uplands in summer and dispersed down to the coast in winter.After the colonization of Namaqualand,communal farmers were forced to use smaller grazing areas and their traditional grazing patterns were disrupted.This study investigated how communal farmers in Namaqualand have moved their herds around the confined grazing areas for the past ten years.The study also established the time and reasons for movement of animals.

作者: Igshaan Samuels Nicky Allsopp Timm Hoffman

作者单位: Plant Conservation Unit,University of Cape Town,Private Bag,Rondebosch 7701,South Africa;ARC-Livesto ARC-Livestock Business Division:Range & Forage Unit,University of the Western Cape,Private bag X17,B Plant Conservation Unit,University of Cape Town,Private Bag,Rondebosch 7701,South Africa

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）