| | The Improvement of Tropical and Subtropical Rangelands (BOSTID) |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | Panel on the improvement of tropical and subtropical rangelands |
| | Contributors |
| | National research council staff |
| | Preface |
| | Overview: Dimensions of a worldwide environmental crisis |
| | The geographical scope |
| | References |
| | Part I |
| | Introduction |
| | (introduction...) |
| | References |
| | The nature of tropical and subtropical rangelands |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Range classification |
| | Social system-ecosystem interactions |
| | References |
| | The social context for rangeland improvement |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Production systems in tropical and subtropical regions |
| | Context of environmental degradation |
| | References |
| | The economic context |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Range systems |
| | The basis of range economics |
| | Project analysis |
| | Determining costs and benefits |
| | Resource evaluation |
| | Market price determination |
| | References |
| | Regional resource assessment |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Information needs |
| | Information acquisition |
| | References |
| | Site evaluation |
| | (introduction...) |
| | An ecosystem perspective |
| | A systems approach to site evaluation |
| | Evaluation of abiotic and biotic components |
| | Integrated evaluations |
| | References |
| | Grazing management |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Grazing management concepts |
| | Time of grazing |
| | Distribution of grazing |
| | Type of animal grazing |
| | Number of animals grazing |
| | Grazing management planning |
| | Grazing management systems |
| | Livestock management |
| | The herima system in Mali |
| | References |
| | Rehabilitation techniques |
| | Establishing plants on the range |
| | Natural revegetation |
| | Direct seeding |
| | Improvement of tropical and subtropical rangelands |
| | Selected practices |
| | References |
| | Criteria for plant selection |
| | Project planning |
| | Socioeconomic and management considerations in feasibility studies |
| | Adaptation to ecoclimatic conditions |
| | Adaptation to soils |
| | Adaptation to physiography, geomorphology, topography, slope, and aspect |
| | Ability of introduced species to compete with native vegetation |
| | Use regimes |
| | Availability of seeds and plant materials |
| | Maintenance of biological diversity |
| | Plant improvement |
| | References |
| | Part II |
| | Introduction to the case studies |
| | Pastoral regimes of Mauritania |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Physical geography |
| | Migration cycle |
| | The Beni Mguild of Morocco |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Physical geography |
| | Migratory cycle |
| | The Kel Tamasheq |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Camp organization |
| | References |
| | Dromedary pastoralism in Africa and Arabia |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Reproduction and risk |
| | Management and labor |
| | Subsistence production |
| | Marketing |
| | Predatory pastoralism |
| | The future of camel pastoralism |
| | References |
| | The mountain nomads of Iran: Basseri and Bakhtiari |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The physical environment |
| | The basseri |
| | The bakhtiari |
| | The Marri Baluch of Pakistan |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Physical environment |
| | Seasons and migrations |
| | A mixed economic system |
| | Conclusiones |
| | Changing patterns of resource use in the Bedthi-Aghanashini valleys of Karnataka state, India |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Introduction |
| | The setting |
| | Human communities |
| | Traditional patterns of resource management |
| | Colonial period |
| | After independence |
| | Recent trends |
| | References |
| | Kenya: Seeking remedies for desert encroachment |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Background |
| | Traditional pastoralism |
| | Baseline studies |
| | Vegetation and livestock |
| | Directions for the future |
| | The hema system in the Arabian peninsula |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Rights of ownership or use |
| | The hema system in Saudi Arabia |
| | The mahmia or marah, and the koze system in Syria |
| | Neglect of the hema and its consequences |
| | Hema in the range improvement and conservation programs in the near east |
| | References |
| | Wildlife land use at the Athi River, Kenya |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Background |
| | Some early findings |
| | Conclusion |
| | Camel husbandry in Kenya: Increasing the productivity of ranchland |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Location |
| | Vegetation |
| | Livestock |
| | Introduction of camels |
| | Management and adaptability |
| | Reproduction and lactation |
| | Veterinary notes |
| | Economics |
| | Reference |
| | The potential of faidherbia albida for desertification control and increased productivity in Chad |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Background |
| | Characteristics of faidherbia albida |
| | Project description |
| | Project analysis and evaluation |
| | Conclusions |
| | References |
| | Improving Nigeria's animal feed resources: Pastoralists and scientists cooperate in fodder bank research |
| | Board on science technology for international development |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Members |