Evaluation of Alternative Livelihoods Status in Arid and Semiarid Regions of Iran to Improve Sustainability

Subject Areas : Relationship between Animal and Rangeland

Reza Kavandi Habib ¹ , Gholamali Heshmati ² , Hamid Siroosi ³

1 - Ph.D. Student of Rangeland Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran (Corresponding Author)
2 - Faculty of Rangeland Sciences, Gorgan University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
3 - Ph.D. Student of Rangeland Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

Received: 2014-06-26 Accepted : 2014-10-19 Published : 2014-12-01

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