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Ecology of South Turkana
Turkana herders of the dry savanna : ecology and biobehavioral response of nomads to an uncertain environment • Oxford • Published In 1999 • Pages: 42-65
By: Little, Michael A., Dyson-Hudson, Rada, McCabe, J. Terrence.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document describes the ecology of South Turkana which is characterized by fluctuations and unpredictability. Based on available records and closer observation of climate, weather, vegetations, ecological zones, soil types, topography and river system in a locality called Ngisonyoka, it discusses how the nomadic Turkana persisted in this environment by employing a variety of effective strategies of livestock management.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Environmental quality
- Topography and geology
- Flora
- Pastoral activities
- Domesticated animals
- Annual cycle
- Cereal agriculture
- Research and development
- Land use
- Water supply
- Climate
- Soil
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Turkana
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Ecologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1980-1996
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1980-1999
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Turkana, Kenya
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael A. Little, Rada Dyson-Hudson, and J. Terrence McCabe
- For bibliographical references see document 24: Little and Leslie
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 99219983
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Turkana (African people)