The savanna-woodlands of West Africa have been subject to disturbance by fire, grazing and tree cutting for centuries. Often the disturbance is severe, for instance when a thick patch of 4 m tall perennial grass catches fire late in the dry season or man decides to clear-cut an area. Fortunately ...
Savadogo, P.
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Tiveau, D.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Zida, D.
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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[Resilience of Sudanian: savanna-woodlands in Burkina Faso]
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Resilience of Sudanian: savanna-woodlands in Burkina Faso
Fire, grazing, browsing and tree cutting are major anthropogenic determinants of vegetation patterns in African savannas. In Burkina Faso forest management policies prohibit grazing while recommending annual early fire and selective tree cutting of 50% of the merchantable standing volume on a 20-...
Zida, D.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tigabu, M.
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Tiveau, D.
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Oden, P.C.
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[Dynamics of sapling population in savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso subjected to grazing, early fire and selective tree cutting for a decade]
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Dynamics of sapling population in savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso subjected to grazing, early fire and selective tree cutting for a decade
In West Africa policies for prescribed early fire and livestock grazing in the savanna woodlands are rarely based on long-term experimental studies. The inherently different management characteristics and their effects on the vegetation dynamics make landscape degradation a contentious issue. The...
Savadogo, P.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Effects of grazing intensity and prescribed fire on soil physical and hydrological properties and pasture yield in the savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso]
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Effects of grazing intensity and prescribed fire on soil physical and hydrological properties and pasture yield in the savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso