The impact of human endeavours on the environment in the struggle to eke out a living through crop and animal agriculture is examined in a holistic context. Analyses focus on all the sources of pressure that modify the vegetation cover of rural Africa, including the effects of fires and burning o...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Impact of human activities and livestock on the African environment: An attempt to partition the pressure]
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Impact of human activities and livestock on the African environment: An attempt to partition the pressure
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Nyambaka, R.
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[The prediction of rangeland production from rainfall data in arid and semi-arid eastern Africa]
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The prediction of rangeland production from rainfall data in arid and semi-arid eastern Africa
This paper deals with foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali. It discusses the location of study site, vegetation in the grazing orbit, herd management and livestock behaviour. Results on seasonal variation in feed supply, selection of the annual grazing or...
Diarra, L.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali]
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Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali
In the Sahelian rangelands biomass production is constrained by soil moisture in the drier (100-250 mm) parts and by soil nutrients in the wetter parts. Similarly, for a given Sahelian range, nutrient deficiency would be more prominent in good than in poor rainfall years. To test this hypothesis,...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Diarra, L.
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[The interactive effects of rainfall, nutrient supply and defoliation on the herbage yields of Sahelian rangelands in north-east Mali]
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The interactive effects of rainfall, nutrient supply and defoliation on the herbage yields of Sahelian rangelands in north-east Mali
Presents a comparative evaluation of population estimates based on data from ground and aerial surveys for a number of districts for which contemporary records are available. Gives an exploratory analysis of aerial surveys in six northern districts to detect trends in livestock populations over t...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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[Livestock populations in Kenyan rangelands: An analysis of trends using census and aerial survey data]
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Livestock populations in Kenyan rangelands: An analysis of trends using census and aerial survey data
Published and new data from experiments conducted in several range sites in Niger and Mali were analysed to assess wet season, dry season and year-round animal weight changes, stocking rates, forage availability, feed intake and faecal excretions of cattle, sheep and goats. Herbage availability o...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Sangare, M.
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Schlecht, E.
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[Foraging efficiency, stocking rates, grazing pressure and livestock weight changes in the Sahel]
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Foraging efficiency, stocking rates, grazing pressure and livestock weight changes in the Sahel
Summarises the performance of three species of stylosanthes, viz, S. guianensis cvs Cook and Schofield, S. hamata cv. Verano and S. humilis under different production systems in Nigeria, such as in pure legume pastures, mixed pastures, with crops, in rangeland and under seed production.
Agishi, E.C.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[The performance of stylosanthes species in different production systems in Nigeria]
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The performance of stylosanthes species in different production systems in Nigeria