Pastoralists as optimal foragers? Reoccupation and site selection in the deserts of post-Soviet Kazakhstan
This study explores the drivers of site selection amongst livestock owners under conditions of increasing animal numbers following a low point in the 1990s. Our major goal was to understand whether livestock owners are acting as 'optimal foragers', targeting areas of highest forage availab...
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Springer US
2016
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