Michael Kam
Biographic Data
| ID | 205210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Kam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Kam |
| SIGNATURE | KAM M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1062-7654 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Dromedary Camel and the Yak
Horticultural Therapy Program for People with Mental Illness
The evidence supports that HT is effective in increasing mental well-being, engagement in meaningful activities, but did not result in significant affect changes during therapy, or increase social exchanges among people with mental illness
The Changing Role of Camels among the Bedouin of the Negev
Effects of Family Size and Wealth on Size of Land Cultivated by Borana Pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia
Cattle Reduction and Livestock Diversification among Borana Pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia
Recurring droughts have induced many pastoralist groups in Africa to raise more drought-tolerant livestock as a coping strategy. Borana, traditional cattle pastoralists in southern Ethiopia, are one of these groups and have resorted to including more drought-tolerant camels and shoats (sheep and goats) among their livestock. We hypothesised that this livestock diversification would vary according to geographic location (drought severity, proximit…
Goat Production and Fodder Leaves Offered by Local Villagers in the Mid-Hills of Nepal
Transhumant Pastoralism in Yak Production in the Lower Mustang District of Nepal
There are thirty yak herd owners, all men and mainly Thakalis, between Jomsom and Lete in Lower Mustang. Transhumance is used in herding yaks, which migrate seasonally between winter pastures at about 3,000-4,000 metres and summer pastures at about 4,000-5,000 metres above sea level. Absentee herd ownership, in which shepherds (usually members of a non-Thakali ethnic group) herd only yaks and do not own any animals themselves, is common. Yaks are…
Transhumant Pastoralism in Yak Production in the Lower Mustang District of Nepal
There are thirty yak herd owners, all men and mainly Thakalis, between Jomsom and Lete in Lower Mustang. Transhumance is used in herding yaks, which migrate seasonally between winter pastures at about 3,000-4,000 metres and summer pastures at about 4,000-5,000 metres above sea level. Absentee herd ownership, in which shepherds (usually members of a non-Thakali ethnic group) herd only yaks and do not own any animals themselves, is common. Yaks are…
Effects of Family Size and Wealth on Size of Land Cultivated by Borana Pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia
Cattle Reduction and Livestock Diversification among Borana Pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia
Recurring droughts have induced many pastoralist groups in Africa to raise more drought-tolerant livestock as a coping strategy. Borana, traditional cattle pastoralists in southern Ethiopia, are one of these groups and have resorted to including more drought-tolerant camels and shoats (sheep and goats) among their livestock. We hypothesised that this livestock diversification would vary according to geographic location (drought severity, proximit…
Transhumant Pastoralism in Yak Production in the Lower Mustang District of Nepal
There are thirty yak herd owners, all men and mainly Thakalis, between Jomsom and Lete in Lower Mustang. Transhumance is used in herding yaks, which migrate seasonally between winter pastures at about 3,000-4,000 metres and summer pastures at about 4,000-5,000 metres above sea level. Absentee herd ownership, in which shepherds (usually members of a non-Thakali ethnic group) herd only yaks and do not own any animals themselves, is common. Yaks are…
Goat Production and Fodder Leaves Offered by Local Villagers in the Mid-Hills of Nepal
Cattle Reduction and Livestock Diversification among Borana Pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia
Recurring droughts have induced many pastoralist groups in Africa to raise more drought-tolerant livestock as a coping strategy. Borana, traditional cattle pastoralists in southern Ethiopia, are one of these groups and have resorted to including more drought-tolerant camels and shoats (sheep and goats) among their livestock. We hypothesised that this livestock diversification would vary according to geographic location (drought severity, proximit…
Effects of Family Size and Wealth on Size of Land Cultivated by Borana Pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia
The Changing Role of Camels among the Bedouin of the Negev
Horticultural Therapy Program for People with Mental Illness
The evidence supports that HT is effective in increasing mental well-being, engagement in meaningful activities, but did not result in significant affect changes during therapy, or increase social exchanges among people with mental illness
The Dromedary Camel and the Yak
Geography (5 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Animal Diversity and Health Studies (3 works) · Livestock (3 works) · Pastoralism (3 works) · Agronomy (2 works) · Animal science (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Forestry (2 works)