Fuel characteristics, fire behaviour and temperature were studied in relation to grazing, dominant grass type and wind direction in West African savanna–woodland by lighting 32 prescribed early fires. Grazing significantly reduced the vegetation height, total fuel load, and dead and live fuel fra...
Savadogo, P.
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Zida, D.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tiveau, D.
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Tigabu, M.
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Oden, P.C.
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[Fuel and fire characteristics in savanna–woodland of West Africa in relation to grazing and dominant grass type]
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Fuel and fire characteristics in savanna–woodland of West Africa in relation to grazing and dominant grass type
This paper analyzes land use change in the Brazilian savanna and draws out policy implications about the adoption of resource management technologies. Resources management technologies are more likely to be adopted in areas experiencing a long-term deterioration in market conditions. Adoptions oc...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid, J.C.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Aguiar, J.L.P. de
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Rosa, Roberto
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[Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions]
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Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions
East Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas for pastoralists who have co-existed with wildlife for millennia. Increasing populations, conflic...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Galvin, K.A.
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Boone, Randall B.
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[An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa]
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An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa
High grazing intensity and wide-spread woody encroachment may strongly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools. However, the direction and quantity of these changes have rarely been quantified in East African savanna ecosystem. As shifts in soil C and N pools might further potentially influe...
Yusuf H
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Treydte A
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Sauerborn J
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[Managing Semi-Arid Rangelands for Carbon Storage: Grazing and Woody Encroachment Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen]
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Managing Semi-Arid Rangelands for Carbon Storage: Grazing and Woody Encroachment Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen
Parsa, Soroush
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Gómez Naranjo, Jaime
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Alba-Quijano, Diego Alejandro
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Aguilar-Ariza, Andrés
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Gómez Mora, Juan David
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Guevara, Edward D.
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Bernal Riobo, Jaime Humberto
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[An observatory plot system for grain production in the Neotropical savannas]
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An observatory plot system for grain production in the Neotropical savannas
Putz, F.E.
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Romano, G.B.
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Holbrook, N.M.
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[Comparative phenology of epiphytic and tree-phase strangler figs in a Venezuelan palm savanna]
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Comparative phenology of epiphytic and tree-phase strangler figs in a Venezuelan palm savanna
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
While many goverment policies stimulating deforestation have been reserved, private sector lobbies for uncontrolled logging and soybean export corridors threaten the Amazon. Under a favorable scenario (macroeconomic stabilization, controlled logging and road building, sustainable technologies, gl...
Smith, J.
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Winograd, Manuel
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Gallopin, G.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology]
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Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology
Sylvester-Bradley, Rosemary
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Kipe-Nolt, Judith A.
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Munévar Martínez, Fernando
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[Estrategias para la integración de la rizobiología en programas de selección de leguminosas en América Latina]
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Estrategias para la integración de la rizobiología en programas de selección de leguminosas en América Latina
Limited research has been done to estimate the root biomass (belowground biomass) of savanna grasslands. The advent of remote sensing and related products have facilitated the estimation of biomass in terrestrial ecosystems, providing a synoptic overview on ecosystems biomass. Multispectral remot...
Chapungu, L.
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Nhamo, Luxon
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Gatti, R.C.
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[Estimating biomass of savanna grasslands as a proxy of carbon stock using multispectral remote sensing]
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Estimating biomass of savanna grasslands as a proxy of carbon stock using multispectral remote sensing