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DOI10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.11.005
Environmental perceptions and practices of livestock keepers on the Namaqualand Commons challenge conventional rangeland management
Allsopp, Nicky; Laurent, Catherine; Debeaudoin, Laure M. C.; Samuels, M. Igshaan
通讯作者Allsopp, Nicky
来源期刊JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN0140-1963
出版年2007
卷号70期号:4页码:740-754
英文摘要

In South Africa, interventions in communal rangelands proposed by most agriculture-sector institutions are still dominated by the belief that communal herders have little technical skills and by the tenets of "the tragedy of the Commons", assuming that individual livestock keepers are selfish, norm free, and aiming at maximising short-term offtake and that there is no consistent management of the commons. In this study we show that practices of a diversity of livestock keepers on the Leliefontein Commons of Namaqualand are at odds with this viewpoint: access to rangeland and its use are structured by collective norms and concerns regarding both the sharing of resources and their long-term sustainability. We also show that part of the management of the commons relies on grazing practices which involve tacit and formalised technical knowledge that can be described and modelled. Livestock keepers assess the heterogeneity of the grazing quality of the commons. They are aware of the toxicity and unpalatability of some plants, of the way this differs according to the amount ingested and the availability of other forage, and of the variations of these two factors over seasons of grazing. They classify grazing areas and decide on daily grazing routes according to a complex set of criteria. Carrying capacity of each area is not considered as a fixed parameter but rather as a variable dependant on rainfall. Seasonal movements between areas are designed accordingly. These findings offer a new perspective for research agendas on technical models and extension measures for communal rangeland management particularly in arid and semi-arid areas. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


英文关键词communal pastoral systems herder practices perceptions of rangeland condition grazing management models tragedy of the commons agricultural development South Africa
类型Article
语种英语
国家South Africa ; France
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000247429800014
WOS关键词SOUTH-AFRICA ; ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ; LAND-REFORM ; LANDSCAPE ; BIODIVERSITY ; PASTORALISTS ; CONSERVATION ; ASSESSMENTS ; COMMUNITY ; ETHIOPIA
WOS类目Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/154816
作者单位(1)Univ Western Cape, ARC LBD Range & Forage Unit, Dept Biodivers & Biol Conservat, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa;(2)INRA, SAD, F-75231 Paris 5, France;(3)Univ Western Cape, Dept Biodivers & Conservat Biol, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa
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Allsopp, Nicky,Laurent, Catherine,Debeaudoin, Laure M. C.,et al. Environmental perceptions and practices of livestock keepers on the Namaqualand Commons challenge conventional rangeland management[J],2007,70(4):740-754.
APA Allsopp, Nicky,Laurent, Catherine,Debeaudoin, Laure M. C.,&Samuels, M. Igshaan.(2007).Environmental perceptions and practices of livestock keepers on the Namaqualand Commons challenge conventional rangeland management.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,70(4),740-754.
MLA Allsopp, Nicky,et al."Environmental perceptions and practices of livestock keepers on the Namaqualand Commons challenge conventional rangeland management".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 70.4(2007):740-754.
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