Wind-blown nutrient transport and soil productivity changes in Southwest Niger

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-335

  Sterk, G ^a   Herrmann, L ^b   Bationo, A ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

Author keywords

Nutrient loss; Sahel; Saltation transport; Soil degradation; Suspension transport; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

ILEX COOKII; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

NUTRIENT; SUSPENSION; TRANSPORT; WIND EFFECT;

NUTRIENT LOSS; SALTATION TRANSPORT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SUSPENSION TRANSPORT; WIND EROSION;

NIGER, SAHEL;

EID: 0030323848     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-145x(199612)7:4<325::aid-ldr237>3.0.co;2-q     Document Type: Article

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