The sustainable use of the soil resource requires extensive knowledge about its genesis, morphology, and properties. Consequently, soil data are basis for improved land use management and soil conservation. The present study illustrates morphology and physical, chemical and mineralogical properti...
Junge, B.
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Skowronek, A.
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[Genesis, properties, classification and assessment of soils in Central Benin, West Africa]
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Genesis, properties, classification and assessment of soils in Central Benin, West Africa
Soil erosion is a serious problem in the forest-savanna transition zone or derived savanna of West Africa and Nigeria and needs to be reduced to maintain soil quality and to ensure food security. In 2007, the use of the fallout radionuclide 137Cs as a tracer for estimating the magnitude of medium...
Junge, B.
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Mabit, L.
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Dercon, G.
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Walling, D.E.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Chikoye, D.
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Stahr, Karl
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[First use of the 137Cs techniques in Nigeria for estimating mediumterm soil redistribution rates on cultivated farmland]
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First use of the 137Cs techniques in Nigeria for estimating mediumterm soil redistribution rates on cultivated farmland
Historical and recent aerial photograph and satellite images were analysed to study the change of land use/land cover and soil degradation in different agroecological zones of Nigeria and Benin. The sites were characterized by an expansion of farmland at the expense of forest and shrub, fallow an...
Junge, B.
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Alabi, T.
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Sonder, Kai
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Marcus, S.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Chikoye, D.
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Stahr, Karl
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[Use of remote sensing and GIS for improved natural resources management: case study from different agroecological zones of West Africa]
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Use of remote sensing and GIS for improved natural resources management: case study from different agroecological zones of West Africa