Coping Strategies During Drought: The Case of Rangeland Users in Southwest Iran
| Autor: | Richard Hunter, Philippe Lebailly, Shahram Moghaddas Farimani, Valiollah Raufirad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Stocking rate 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology business.industry Agroforestry media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology Geography Livestock Psychological resilience Broadcast seeding Traditional knowledge Rangeland business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Rangelands. 39:133-142 |
| ISSN: | 0190-0528 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rala.2017.06.004 |
| Popis: | On the Ground • This study assesses the drought coping strategies of rangeland users (RUs) in Fars province in southwest Iran. • Our findings reveal that in the RUs' experience, the most effective drought coping strategies include reducing stocking rates and the gradual reduction of inefficient, old, and sick livestock. • The data also indicate that RUs promote rangeland resilience during a drought through range protection/exclosures, seeding, and broadcast seeding. • This study therefore suggests that the indigenous knowledge of RUs could improve existing training and extension programs by providing localized environmental contexts for developing coping strategies before, during, and after drought. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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