Transhumance Farming in Swiss Mountains: Adaptation to a Changing Environment
Families living on transhumance farms (Stufenbetriebe) in the Swiss Alps may move with their cattle up to 12 times a year between as many as 4 altitudinal levels. Transhumance farms have come under increasing political pressure to improve their economic performance, which has been hampered by a numb...
Main Authors: | Christine Jurt, Isabel Häberli, Ruth Rossier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mountain Society
2015-02-01
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Series: | Mountain Research and Development |
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Online Access: | http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-14-00022.1 |
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