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DOI	10.1186/s13570-014-0019-0
	Livestock population dynamics and pastoral communities? adaptation to rainfall variability in communal lands of Kgalagadi South, Botswana
	Kgosikoma, Olaotswe E.; Batisani, Nnyaladzi
通讯作者	Kgosikoma, OE
来源期刊	PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE
ISSN	2041-7136
出版年	2014
卷号	4 期号:1
英文摘要	Rainfall variability is a problem in arid environments, and in this study, drought severity, impact of rainfall variability on livestock population and adaptation practices were investigated in Kgalagadi, Botswana. Data from the Department of Meteorological Services, Central Statistics Office and a structured questionnaire were collected and analysed. Kgalagadi district is highly vulnerable to recurring mild droughts. The livestock population, particularly the goat population, thus tends to be positively associated with mean annual precipitation. Though cattle also responded positively to mean annual rainfall, the relationship was not statistically significant and this could be due to the buffering impact of management practices. Pastoral farmers? adaptation practices included destocking, supplementation and mobility. The current grazing policy which promotes fencing could therefore increase the pastoral farmers? vulnerability to droughts, as it limits mobility.
英文关键词	Adaptation Climate variability Drylands Pastoral ecosystems
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000216547300019
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
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/2XILL650/330743
作者单位	[Kgosikoma, Olaotswe E.] Dept Agr Res, Private Bag 033, Gaborone, Botswana; [Batisani, Nnyaladzi] Botswana Inst Technol Res & Innovat, Gaborone, Botswana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kgosikoma, Olaotswe E.,Batisani, Nnyaladzi. Livestock population dynamics and pastoral communities? adaptation to rainfall variability in communal lands of Kgalagadi South, Botswana[J],2014,4(1).
APA	Kgosikoma, Olaotswe E.,&Batisani, Nnyaladzi.(2014).Livestock population dynamics and pastoral communities? adaptation to rainfall variability in communal lands of Kgalagadi South, Botswana.PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE,4(1).
MLA	Kgosikoma, Olaotswe E.,et al."Livestock population dynamics and pastoral communities? adaptation to rainfall variability in communal lands of Kgalagadi South, Botswana".PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE 4.1(2014).