Pastoral mobility in a variable and spatially constrained South African environment

This thesis sets out to establish how extensive pastoral systems have changed and investigated the role of the key legislative and policy influences on these changes. It examined the current key drivers of pastoral mobility and analysed the different movement patterns and their spatial extent within a spatially constrained environment. This thesis also investigated the role of vegetation type and condition in the distribution of grazing pressure and further discussed the implications of using variable stocking rates in a spatially constrained pastoral system.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Samuels, Mogamat Igshaan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Allsopp, Nicky

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6180

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6180